Si Tianfeng, Chinese race walker
Si Tianfeng (Chinese: 司天峰, Sī Tiānfēng, born June 17, 1984, in Xintai, Shandong) is a Chinese race walker. He represented China at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finishing 17th. He also competed in the 50 km walk at the 2009 Chinese National Games and won the bronze medal. Si set a Games record to take the gold medal in the 50 km walk at the 2010 Asian Games. He was fourth at the World Race Walking Cup that year.He won the Taicang meet on the IAAF Race Walking Challenge in April 2011, but came fourth that was retrospectively upgraded to bronze after the original gold medalist was caught doping at the World Championships that year.At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the men's 50 km race walk, in a personal best of 3:37:16. In May 2012, he also won bronze at the World Racing Cup in Saransk.
1984Jun, 17
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). - 5Jun
Indira Gandhi
The Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, orders an attack on the Golden Temple, the holiest site of the Sikh religion. - 4Aug
Burkina Faso
The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso. - 20Sep
Beirut
A suicide bomber in a car attacks the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing twenty-two people. - 26Sep
Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong
The United Kingdom and China agree to a transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, to take place in 1997.