Li Tong (canoeist)
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| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 October 1988[1] Rugao, Jiangsu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | K1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Li Tong (Chinese: 李彤; pinyin: Lǐ Tóng;[2] born 8 October 1988) is a Chinese slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006.[3]
She won a gold medal in the K1 event at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, and a silver in the same event in 2018 near Jakarta. Tong finished in 5th place in the K1 team event at the 2018 World Championships in Rio.[4] She earned her best senior world championship result, of 12th, at the 2015 World Championships in Lee Valley.[5]
Li competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo,[1][6] after China secured a quota as the 18th placed NOC at the 2019 World Championships.[7] She finished 20th in the K1 event after being eliminated in the semifinal.
