Liu Wenjun
Gold in London 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born | (1985-05-05) 5 May 1985 (age 39) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | sprint, middle-distance races | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
|
Liu Wenjun (born 5 May 1995) is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in category T54 wheelchair sprint and middle-distance events.[1][2][3][4]
Wenjun 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 event, a silver medal in the women's 100 metres – T54 event, finished seventh in the women's 800 metres – T54 event and finished sixth in the women's Marathon – T54 event. 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) events at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Athlete profile: Liu Wenjun". paralympic.org. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Paralympics: China's Zou Lihong wins wheelchair marathon". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ "Top US wheelchair racer could go home with 5 golds". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ "Torch relay makes my Paralympic dream come ture: "Wheelchair princess" -- china.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ "All-Time Paralympic Summer Games Multi-Medallists - Athletics". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Athletics at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "China win 13 golds on second day of Paralympics". gulfnews.com. 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ "China win 13 gold medals on second day - People's Daily Online". en.people.cn. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ "Five Facts About…Wenjun Liu". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ "U.S. wheelchair racer's bid for 7 golds falls short". ESPN. 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
External links
- Liu Wenjun at the International Paralympic Committee
- Liu Wenjun at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- v
- t
- e
This article about a Paralympic medalist of China is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e