Li Xuemei
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Li Xuemei (born February 1, 1977 in Guanghan, Sichuan Province) is a Chinese sprinter. She is the fastest Asian woman in history with a personal best time of 10.79 in the 100 metres, achieved on 18 October 1997 in Shanghai. Four days later she ran another personal best and Asian record; 22.01 seconds over 200 metres.
Li participated at the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004, without advancing to the final. Her best international performances were a seventh place in 60 metres at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships, a gold medal in 200 m at the 2001 Summer Universiade and two medals at the 1998 Asian Games.
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