Liu Hong (racewalker)
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Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Anfu County, China | 12 May 1987|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 20km race walk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Liu Hong (simplified Chinese: 刘虹; traditional Chinese: 劉虹; pinyin: líu hóng; born 12 May 1987) is a Chinese race walker. She is the world record holder over the Olympic 20 km distance with a time of 1:24:38 hours, set in 2015.
Liu has won multiple medals in the
Career
She first came to prominence by winning the
Liu retained her title at the
She placing third behind
She broke the world record for the 20 km walk at the Gran Premio Cantones de La Coruña. Taking advantage of warm conditions, she completed the distance in 1:24:38 hours, walking the second 10 km faster than the first, to improve the world record by 24 seconds. This was the fastest time ever, also beating Olimpiada Ivanova and Olga Kaniskina's times that were not ratified as records due to a lack of international judges.[8]
After testing positive for higenamine in May 2016, she was banned from 13 June to 13 July 2016.[9][10]
She won the gold medal with 1:28:35 in women's 20 km walk at
After a year off competition to have a baby, in 2019 she became the first woman ever to finish the 50 kilometer walk in less than four hours, finishing in 3 hours, 59 minutes and 15 seconds at the Chinese Race Walk Grand Prix.[11]
Later that year, she won her third gold medal in the 20 km walk at the
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 1st | 10,000 m | 45:12.84 |
World Race Walking Cup | A Coruña, Spain | 6th | 20 km | 1:28:59 | |
Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 1st | 20 km | 1:32.19
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2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 19th | 20 km | 1:36:40
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2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 4th | 20 km | 1:27:17 |
2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 2nd | 20 km | 1:29:10 |
2010 | World Race Walking Cup | Chihuahua , Mexico
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13th | 20 km | 1:36:34 |
Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 1st | 20 km | 1:30:06 | |
2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 1st | 20 km | 1:30:00 |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 2nd | 20 km | 1:26:00 |
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 1st | 20 km | 1:28:10 |
2014 | World Race Walking Cup | Taicang, China | 2nd | 20 km | 1:26:58 |
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 1st | 20 km | 1:27:45 |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | 20 km | 1:28:35 |
2019 | World Championships
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Doha, Qatar | 1st | 20 km | 1:32:53
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2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | 20 km | 1:29:57 |
References
- IAAF. Retrieved on 23 March 2011.
- IAAF(22 November 2010). Retrieved on 23 March 2011.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 23 March 2011.
- Xinhua. Retrieved on 24 April 2011.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (30 March 2012). Asian records fall in Taicang Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 3 April 2012.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (18 September 2012). Walking records galore at China’s National University Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 27 January 2013.
- ^ Chinese walkers stroll off with two victories in Lugano. IAAF (17 March 2013). Retrieved on 24 March 2013.
- ^ Liu breaks 20km race walk world record in La Coruna. IAAF (6 June 2015). Retrieved on 6 June 2015.
- ^ Liu banned for one month in 2016. TrackArena.com(27 July 2016). Retrieved on 1 August 2016.
- ^ Liu banned for one month in 2016 II. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved on 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Liu Hong of China sets WR in women's 50K race walk". Associated Press. 9 March 2019.
- ^ China sweeps podium in women's 20 km race walk Euronews
External links
- Liu Hong at World Athletics
- Liu Hong at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)