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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.
Liu Xiang (in pink) and teammate Fu Yuanhui celebrating at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan. At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, Liu won the bronze medal in the 50-meter backstroke behind teammate Fu Yuanhui at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia. [8] [9] She also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
110 metre hurdles record holder Liu Xiang is an Olympic gold medallist, World Outdoor and Indoor Champion, and former world record holder. Decathlon record holder Dmitriy Karpov is a World Championship and Olympic medallist.
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 ...
Ladji Doucouré was the leader in all of the preliminary rounds, but in the final, Liu Xiang led from the gun, running a flawless race to take the Olympic record and match Colin Jackson's world record with an identical 12.91. [3] [4] Behind him, returning silver medalist Terrence Trammell had a slight lead despite touching nearly every hurdle.
The major competition of the year was the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the event, Yelena Isinbayeva cleared a world record 4.91 m in the pole vault. Liu Xiang won the men's 110 metres hurdles with a world record-equalling time of 12.91 seconds, [1] defying traditional beliefs about the physical calibre of Chinese (and Asian) sprint athletes. [2]
Chinese star Liu Xiang won the 2004 Olympics and broke the world record in 2006 utilizing an 8-step approach, but he switched to 7-steps by the 2011 outdoor season. After the 2010 outdoor season, American Jason Richardson trained to switch to a 7-step start and went on to win the 2011 World Championship.
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.