Liu Wenjun

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Liu Wenjun
Liu Wenjun Gold Women's 100m T54 Victory Ceremony (cropped).jpg
Gold in London 2012
Personal information
Born (1985-05-05) 5 May 1985 (age 40)
Sport
CountryFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Sport Track and field
Event(s)
sprint, middle-distance races

Liu Wenjun (born 5 May 1985) is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in category T54 wheelchair sprint and middle-distance events. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Liu competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. [5] [6] There she won a gold medal in the women's 4 × 100 metre relay T53/54, a silver medal in the women's 100 m T54, finished seventh in the women's 800 m T54 and finished sixth in the women's Marathon T54. Four years later she won gold again, winning the 100m sprint at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. [7] [8]

Wenjun took two gold medals in the 100m T54 and 4 × 100 m relay T53/54 at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio. [9] [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete profile: Liu Wenjun". paralympic.org. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Paralympics: China's Zou Lihong wins wheelchair marathon". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  3. ↑ "Top US wheelchair racer could go home with 5 golds". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  4. ↑ "Torch relay makes my Paralympic dream come ture: "Wheelchair princess" -- china.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  5. ↑ "All-Time Paralympic Summer Games Multi-Medallists - Athletics". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Athletics at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "China win 13 golds on second day of Paralympics". gulfnews.com. 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  8. ↑ "China win 13 gold medals on second day - People's Daily Online". en.people.cn. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  9. ↑ "Five Facts About…Wenjun Liu". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  10. ↑ "U.S. wheelchair racer's bid for 7 golds falls short". ESPN. 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2024-08-17.