Liu Mengtao

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Liu Mengtao
Personal information
Born (2001-11-23) 23 November 2001 (age 21)
Sport
CountryFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Sport Biathlon
Disability class LW12 [1]
Medal record
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Men's para biathlon
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Beijing 10 km sitting
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 Beijing 12.5 km sitting
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Beijing 6 km sitting

Liu Mengtao (born 23 November 2001) [2] is a Chinese paralympic biathlete who competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.

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Career

He competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in the biathlon competition, winning the gold medal in the men's 10 kilometres sitting event and the bronze medal in the men's 6 kilometres sitting event. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. "Mengtao Liu". International Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. "Beijing Athletes Details". International Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. McNicol, Andrew (5 March 2022). "Winter Paralympics: biathletes Liu Zixu and Guo Yijie win China's win first gold medals, hosts smash previous record by 7". South China Morning Post . Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. Lloyd, Owen (5 March 2022). "Ukraine top Beijing 2022 Paralympics medals table after opening day with three biathlon golds". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 6 March 2022.
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