Personal information | |
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Nationality | Chinese |
Born | Muping County, Yantai, Shandong | September 24, 1993
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | China |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Javelin throw |
Medal record |
Liu Shiying (Chinese: 刘诗颖; born 24 September 1993) is a Chinese athlete who competes in the javelin throw. She is the first Asian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in women's javelin throw.[1]
Career
Born in Muping County, Yantai, Shandong Province,[2] Liu competed in track and field as a teenager and came to prominence nationally with a win at the Chinese City Games.[3] A win at the national junior championships in 2012 saw her rise to the top of the world junior rankings with a personal best of 57.52 m (188 ft 8 in).[2]
She entered the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics as the leading athlete and improved her best to 58.47 m (191 ft 9 in) in the qualifying round.[4] She improved again to 59.20 m (194 ft 2 in) in the final and led until the final round when Sweden's Sofi Flinck had a large personal best to knock Liu into the silver medal position.[5] She had won a gold medal herself at the 2012 Asian Junior Athletics Championships a month earlier.[6]
Liu made a gradual progression into the senior ranks. She was sixth at the 2012 Chinese Athletics Championships,[7] then improved to fourth behind Chang Chunfeng at the 12th Chinese National Games in 2013 with a personal best of 60.23 m (197 ft 7 in) – her first throw beyond sixty metres.[8] She did not compete at a major event in 2014, but a new best throw of 62.72 m (205 ft 9 in) gave her her highest world ranking yet at 21st (behind only Asian Games winner Zhang Li among Asian women).[9][10]
She established herself internationally with a win at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships, taking the gold medal for China in a championship record of 61.33 m (201 ft 2 in) (beating the mark set by her compatriot Li Lingwei in 2013).[11]
On 6 August 2021, she won the gold medal in women's javelin throw at 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo with 66.34 m (217 ft 7 in), thereby becoming the first Asian to win an Olympic gold medal in women's javelin throw and the second Chinese athlete to be crowned the Olympic champion in any field event.[12]
On 23 September 2021, she won the gold medal in women's javelin throw at the 2021 National Games of China in Shaanxi with 64.33 metres.[13]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 2nd | 59.20 |
Asian Junior Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 1st | 53.02 | |
2015 | Asian Championships | Wuhan, China | 1st | 61.33 CR |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 23rd (q) | 57.16 |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 8th | 62.84 |
2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1st | 66.09 |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | 65.88 m |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | 66.34 m |
2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 4th | 63.25 m |
2023 | Asian Championships | Bangkok, Thailand | 2nd | 61.51 m |
World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 6th | 61.66 m | |
Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | 5th | 57.62 m |
Seasonal bests
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- 2018: 67.12 m (220 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
- 2017: 66.47 m (218 ft 3⁄4 in)
- 2016: 65.64 m (215 ft 4+1⁄4 in)
- 2015: 62.77 m (205 ft 11+1⁄4 in)
- 2014: 62.72 m (205 ft 9+1⁄4 in)
- 2013: 60.23 m (197 ft 7+1⁄4 in)
- 2012: 59.20 m (194 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
- 2011: 55.10 m (180 ft 9+1⁄4 in)
- 2010: 50.92 m (167 ft 1⁄2 in)
All information from IAAF profile
References
- ^ "LIU Shiying claims Asia's first-ever Olympic gold in women's javelin". Tokyo Olympics official website. 6 August 2021. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ a b Jalava, Mirko (23 April 2012). Several junior world leads posted in Changzhou. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-08.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (25 October 2011). Asian junior men's Shot Put record in Nanchang as Chinese City Games Conclude. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-08.
- ^ Martin, David (10 July 2012). Driouch and Dirirsa commence rivalry – 2 World leading performances – Barcelona 2012 – Day One morning session. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-08.
- ^ Valiente, Emeterio (11 July 2012). Barcelona 2012 – Event Report – Women's Javelin Throw Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-08.
- ^ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (13 June 2012). Ashraf steals the show in Asian Juniors with 80.85m world junior hammer lead. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-08.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (26 September 2012). Chinese championships close out domestic season well. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-08.
- ^ Athletics results at China's National Games. Xinhua (9 September 2013). Retrieved on 2015-06-08.
- ^ Javelin Throw – women – senior – outdoor – 2014. IAAF. Retrieved on 8 June 2015.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (29 March 2014). Wang smashes Asian hammer record in China. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-08.
- ^ China add four gold on final day to finish on top at Asian Championships. IAAF (7 June 2015). Retrieved on 2015-06-08.
- ^ "Athletics - Final Results". Tokyo Olympics Official Website. 6 August 2021. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ Olympic champion Liu eases to javelin throw title at National Games
External links
- Liu Shiying at World Athletics
- Liu Shiying at Diamond League
- Liu Shiying at Olympics.com
- Liu Shiying at Olympedia
- Liu Shiying at the Chinese Olympic Committee (archived)
- Liu Shiying at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Living people
- 1993 births
- Sportspeople from Yantai
- Athletes from Shandong
- Chinese female javelin throwers
- Olympic athletes for China
- Olympic female javelin throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for China
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Asian Athletics Championships winners
- Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic gold medalists for China