Portrait of Gong Lijiao

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Gong Lijiao

Chinese shot putter

Born
January 24, 1989
Age in 2026
37
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1989

About Gong Lijiao

Gong Lijiao (Chinese: 巩立姣; pinyin: Gǒng Lìjiāo; born 24 January 1989) is a Chinese former Olympic shot putter and the 2020 Olympic champion in that event. A five-time Olympic player and a three-time Olympic medalist, she holds a record eight successive medals at the World Athletics Championships, including two world titles. In her five-time Olympic Games, she won a gold, a silver, a bronze medal, a fourth place, and a fifth place. She won the bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin with a personal best of 19.89 metres. She won the gold medal at the 2009 National Games of China in Jinan with a personal best of 20.35 metres.

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Gong Lijiao timeline

  1. She won the bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin with a personal best of 19.89 metres.
  2. She won the gold medal at the 2009 National Games of China in Jinan with a personal best of 20.35 metres.

The world when Gong Lijiao was born

Gong Lijiao was born in 1989. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1989

  • #1 song"Look Away" – Chicago
  • Top movieDriving Miss Daisy
  • Top TV showRoseanne
  • Best-selling bookThe Joy Luck Club – Amy Tan

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentSan Francisco earthquake interrupts the World Series
  • Top headlineFall of the Berlin Wall signals end of the Cold War
  • Technology milestoneWorld Wide Web invented by Tim Berners-Lee
  • Defining fadGame Boy
  • Notable inventionGame Boy
  • World population5.19 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge H.W. Bush
  • Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
  • Also wonDetroit Pistons (NBA)
  • U.S. population246.8M

1989 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Gong Lijiao's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19892026
Gas$1.02$3.45/gal
Average home$93,100$435,000
Average income$34,213$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$3.97$11.95
Postage stamp$0.25$0.73
Population246.8M341 million

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