Li Ji (athlete)

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Li Ji (born 19 September 1979) is a retired Chinese long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 and 10,000 metres.

She finished seventh at the 2000 Olympic Games, in a personal best time of 31:06.94 minutes, and won the silver medal (in the 5000 m) at the 2001 East Asian Games. Her personal best times on the 5000 metres was 15:34.31 minutes, achieved in September 1999 in Xi'an.

She was eventually found guilty of doping,[1] and served a suspension from August 2001 to August 2003.

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