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Li was born 23 August 1987 in Xi'an. She began pole vaulting in 2005 and began to make progress in the senior ranks in 2009. She cleared a personal best mark of 4.40 metres at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix and did the same feat again to win the silver medal at the 11th Chinese National Games behind Wu Sha. She followed this up with an appearance at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships the following month and she defeated Wu to win the gold medal.