Liu Yu (para swimmer)

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Liu Yu
Personal information
Native name刘玉 [1]
NationalityChinese
Born (1989-06-01) 1 June 1989 (age 35)
China
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Women's Paralympic swimming
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 50 m backstroke S4
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2020 Tokyo 150m ind. medley SM4
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris 50 m backstroke S5
Asian Para Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou 200 m freestyle S5

Liu Yu (born 1 June 1989) is a Chinese para swimmer.

Career

Liu competed in her first Paralympic games at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, where she won two gold medals in the 50 metre backstroke (WR 44.68) and in the 150m Individual Medley SM4 (2:41.91). [2]

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References

  1. 东京残奥游泳最终比赛日综述: 三对姐妹花泳池绽放 [Summary of last day of swimming matches in Tokyo Paralympics: Three pair of sisters are blooming] (in Chinese). olympics.com. 3 September 2021. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. "Liu Yu". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.