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Yunqi LI
Sport Swimming
NOC China   
GenderMen
Born28 Aug 1993 in Zhengzhou, CHN
Height1.90 m
 Human Interest 
Further Personal Information
Higher education
 Business Administration - Shanghai Jiao Tong University: China
General Interest
Hero / Idol
 Chinese swimmers Zhang Lin and Sun Yang. (2012.sina.com.cn, 02 Aug 2012)
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?
 He took up swimming at age five in Henan, People's Republic of China. He began professional training in 2003.
International Debut
Year
 2009
Competing for
 China
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport?
 His mother took him to a sports school to learn swimming in order to improve his health.
Further Personal Information
Languages
 Mandarin
General Interest
Nicknames
 Li Dou (2012.ifeng.com, 02 Aug 2012)
Sporting philosophy / motto
 "Believe in yourself. Overcome all difficulties." (Weibo profile, 27 Mar 2019)

 Competition Highlights
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
23 2012 London, ENG 200m Freestyle 1:48.72
3 2012 London, ENG 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:06.30
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Heats 2015 Kazan, RUS 400m Freestyle 3:51.30
Semifinal 2013 Barcelona, ESP 200m Freestyle 1:47.36
3 2013 Barcelona, ESP 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:04.74
Heat 2011 Shanghai, CHN 200m Freestyle 1:48.94
3 2011 Shanghai, CHN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:05.67
Asian Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Heats 2012 Dubai, UAE 200m Freestyle  DNS
2 2009 Foshan, CHN 400m Freestyle 3:53.18
2 2009 Foshan, CHN 1500m Freestyle 15:33.70
1 2009 Foshan, CHN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:21.94
Asian Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
3 2014 Incheon, KOR 200m Freestyle 1:49.25
2 2014 Incheon, KOR 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:16.51
1 2010 Guangzhou, CHN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:07.68