Li Xuemei

Quick Facts

Full Name	Li Xuemei
Occupation	Sprinter
Date Of Birth	Feb 1, 1977(1977-02-01)
Age	47
Birthplace	Guanghan
Country	People's Republic of China
Horoscope	Aquarius

Li Xuemei Biography

Li Xuemei is one of the most popular and richest Sprinter who was born on February 1, 1977 in Guanghan, People's Republic of China. Li Xuemei (Chinese: 李雪梅 ; pinyin: Lǐ Xuěméi ; born February 1, 1977 in Guanghan, Sichuan) is a retired Chinese sprinter. She is the fastest Asian woman in history with a personal best time of 10.79 in the 100m and a 22.01 in the 200m, both ran during the National Games of China.

Three months later, the National Games of China, held in Guangzhou were Li’s great season conclusion. In the 100m and 200m events, the first two places replicated the 1997 races: Li won the gold medals in 11.14s and 22.75s and Liu Xiaomei silver in 11.22s and 23.15s; both recording seasonal bests. Chen Yueqin from Hainan took the bronze in the 100m event and Chen Yuxiang did the same on 200m. Sichuan 4 x 100m team, anchored by Li, won the final in 43.18s.

In June 1997, during the Chinese Championships held in Chengdu, Li broke the Chinese record on 100m in 11.05 s and won the 200m in 22.60 s, setting a new personal best in the process. She was part of the Sichuan 4 x 100 m team which broke the Chinese record in 43.13 seconds.

In 1998, Li ran a 10.95s in Beijing and competed in European meetings, such as Rome’s Golden Gala, Oslo’s Bislett Games and also participated to the Goodwill Games, where she finished last in the 100m event. Her best performance of the year was a gold medal on 100m at the Asian Games where she also took the silver medal on the 200m, won by Damayanthi Darsha.

Li’s last competition of the year was the National Games of China in Nanjing. She was not in shape to face China’s rising stars and could not defend her 1997 and 2001 titles on 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m. Only participating individually in the 100m event, she finished third of her heat in the first round, setting a seasonal best of 11.72s. In the semi-finals, Li finished eighth and last of her heat, crossing the line in a disappointing time of 11.98s.

Li Xuemei Net Worth

Li Xuemei is one of the richest Sprinter from People's Republic of China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Li Xuemei 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Coming from a modest family, she started practising athletics in 1988 at the Guanghan Amateur Sports School.

Four days later, Li made it to the top again, winning the 200m final in 22.01s, shattering her own area record. Liu Xiaomei finished again second of the race in 22.36s while 1995 World Student 200m champion Du Xiujie finished third in 22.56.

In a terrific final, she once again smashed her record in 10.79s to take the gold medal. This astonishing time ranked her second behind Marion Jones in

1997. Her teammate Liu Xiaomei finished second in 10.89s and Tian Yumei completed the podium in 11.06s.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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She came back in 2004, where she won the 100m and 200m events of the Chinese Championships held in Shijiazhuang in May. Even though the Chinese Athletics Federation was reluctant to send her to the Olympics because of her mixed results she achieved that year; she was selected, but only on 100m. She finished seventh of her heat in the first round in a mediocre time of 12.21s and could not advance to the second round.

Facts & Trivia

Li Ranked on the list of most popular Sprinter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in People's Republic of China. Li Xuemei celebrates birthday on February 1 of every year.

Li Xuemei retired in February 2006, unhappy of her last results and disturbed by injuries. Nowadays, she still remains the fastest Asian woman in history.