Liu Wenjun

Chinese Paralympic athlete
Liu Wenjun
Gold in London 2012
Personal information
Born (1985-05-05) 5 May 1985 (age 38)
Sport
Country China
SportTrack and field
Event(s)sprint, middle-distance races
Medal record
Women's para athletics
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 4 × 100 m – T53/54
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 100m – T54
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100m – T54
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4 × 100 m – T53/54
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 100m – T54
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 800m – T54
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 100m – T54
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 400m – T54
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 4X400m relay T53–54
Silver medal – second place 2015 Doha 800m – T54

Liu Wenjun (born 5 May 1995) is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in category T54 wheelchair sprint and middle-distance events.[1]

Wenjun competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. 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.

Wenjun took two gold medals in the 100m (T54) and 4 × 100 m relay (T53/54) events at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio.

References

  1. ^ "Athlete profile: Liu Wenjun". paralympic.org. Retrieved 28 September 2016.

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