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Liu Xiang (simplified Chinese: 刘 翔; traditional Chinese: 劉 翔; pinyin: Liú Xiáng; born July 13, 1983) is a Chinese former 110 meter hurdler. Liu is an Olympic Gold medalist [2] and World Champion. [3] His 2004 Olympic gold medal [4] was the first in a men's track and field event for China.
The men's 110 metre hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 24 to 27. [1] Forty-seven athletes from 34 nations competed. [2] The event was won by Liu Xiang of China, the nation's first medal in the event.
For the men's 110 metres hurdles event, the qualification period is between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. [ 7 ] 40 athletes are able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 13.27 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.
Liu Xiang remains China's only Olympic gold medal winner on the track 17 years after his triumph in Athens, but for Su Bingtian - Asia's fastest man - one of his country's greatest heroes is more ...
Of the 10 men with the fastest 110m hurdle times in 2012, seven used 7-steps, including the top 4: Aries Merritt, Liu Xiang, Jason Richardson, and David Oliver. Hurdle technique experts believe the off-season training required to produce the power and speed necessary to reach the first hurdle in 7 steps, yields greater endurance over the last ...
The Olympic records are 12.91 seconds for the men's 110 m hurdles, set by Liu Xiang in 2004, and 12.26 seconds for the women's 100 m hurdles, set by Jasmine Camacho-Quinn in 2020. The fastest time recorded at the Olympics for the men's 200 m hurdles was 24.6 seconds by 1904 winner Harry Hillman.
She talked about looking up to Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang, whose victory in the 110-meter hurdles at the 2004 Athens Games was the nation’s first gold for a man in track and field.
The men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium 19 and 20 August. Just as he had done at the 2008 Olympic final , former world record holder Liu Xiang missed the competition through injury, leaving the reigning Olympic champion and world record holder Dayron Robles as the favourite.