Li Dalong

Li Dalong (Chinese: 李大龙; born 21 October 1980) is a Chinese long jumper.

Dalong was born in Heilongjiang, China. He had a successful career early in his life, as in 1992 at age 12, he won the B-class Heilongjiang Youth Championships. He joined the Shenzhen sports team in 1998 to focus on athletics under jumps coach Mai Guoqiang.^[1]

Representing Guangdong, Dalong won the 2001 National Games of China with a 7.95 m mark. He wanted to use the championships to commemorate his father, who asked him to win the National Games gold medal before he died.^[2] He was a runner-up at the 2002 Chinese Athletics Championships.^[1]

On 12 October 2002, won the silver medal at the Asian Games. He had a chance to improve his position, but he fouled on his fifth jump.^[3][4] He also competed at the 2003 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.

His personal best jump is 8.22 metres, achieved in June 2001 in Baoding.