Liu Shixiang

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Liu Shixiang
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Fukuoka 10,000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1998 Fukuoka5000 m

Liu Shixiang (born 13 January 1971 in Wulian County, Shandong province) is a retired Chinese long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres.

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Her personal best time was 14:32.33 minutes, achieved in October 1997 in Shanghai. She also had 8:55.89 minutes in the 3000 metres and 30:55.83 minutes in the 10,000 metres.

She was absent from a mandatory drug test in 2001 and received a two-year ban. [1]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada 1500m DNF
6th3000m 9:20.88
1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2nd3000 m [2] 9:10.54
World Cross Country Championships Aix-les-Bains, France 1stJunior race (4.4 km) 14:19
1998 Asian Championships Fukuoka, Japan 2nd5000 m15:53.76
1st10,000 m [3] 32:28.49
World Cup Johannesburg, South Africa 6th5000 m16:51.74

References

  1. IAAF News n.48, April 2001, p.11: Positive cases in athletics, sanctioned definitively, According to information received by the IAAF as at 13 April 2001
  2. IAAF World Junior Championships - GBR Athletics
  3. Asian Championships - GBR Athletics