Lü Xiuzhi

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Lü Xiuzhi
Personal information
Born (1993-10-26) 26 October 1993 (age 30)
Anhui, China
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight45 kg (99 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
SportAthletics
Event Racewalking
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 20 km walk
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 London 20 km walk
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Beijing 20 km walk
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Incheon 20 km walk

Lü Xiuzhi (Chinese :吕秀芝; pinyin :lǚ xìu zhī; born 26 October 1993 in Shexian, Anhui) is a Chinese female race walker specializing in 20 kilometers racewalking. Lü is two bronze medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics and at the 2016 Summer Olympics [1] she is also the silver medalist at the Beijing 2015 IAAF World Championships.

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References

  1. "Xiuzhi Lu". London2012.com. LOCOG. Archived from the original on 2013-04-07. Retrieved 2014-10-04.