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| Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||
| Born | 3 July 1977 | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||
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Liu Jinfeng (born 3 July 1977) is a Chinese biathlete. She competed in the women's relay event at the 1998 Winter Olympics. [1]
She also participated at the 1996 Asian Winter Games and won the gold medal in relay event. [2]
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