LIU Hong

People's Republic of China
Athletics
12 May 1987
34
Female
JI'AN
 
People's Republic of China
SHENZHEN
 
People's Republic of China

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Women's 20km Race Walk 3 Bronze Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Sapporo Odori Park
Women's 20km Race Walk Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
YearLocation20km Race Walk
2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA1st (1:28:35)
2012London, GBR3rd (1:26:00)
2008Beijing, CHN4th (1:27:17)

World Athletics Championships
YearLocation20km Race Walk
2019Doha, QAT1st (1:32:53)
2015Beijing, CHN1st (1:27:45)
2013Moscow, RUS2nd (1:28:10)
2011Daegu, KOR1st (1:30:00)
2009Berlin, GER2nd (1:29:10)
2007Osaka, JPN19th (1:36:40)

World Race Walking Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020
RankYearEventCompetitionLocationResult
1201920km Race WalkSuzhouSuzhou, CHN1:29:53
1201920km Race WalkWorld Athletics ChampionshipsDoha, QAT1:32:53
3201920km Race WalkWorld Race Walking ChallengeA Corunya, ESP1:25:56
3201920km Race WalkWorld Race Walking ChallengeTaicang, CHN1:28:22


Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final
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Athlete
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Business Administration - South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, CHN
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Husband Liu Xue, daughter Xixi [2018]
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Cantonese, Mandarin
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Guangdong Province [People's Republic of China]
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Liu Xue [husband], CHN
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In 2013 she had a stress fracture in her knee. She sustained another knee injury in early 2014. (sport.gov.cn, 04 May 2014; sports.takungpao.com, 24 Apr 2014)
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She took up the sport at age 13 in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. (sports.qq.com, 15 Jun 2017)
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She was inspired to take up the sport by her brother, and was then noticed by an athletics coach from Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. (sports.163.com, 03 Nov 2011)
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To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (tokyo2020.org, 04 Dec 2020)
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Winning a gold medal in the 20km walk at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (sports.qq.com, 15 Jun 2017)
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Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang. (news.xinhuanet.com, 08 Jun 2015)
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Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang. (news.xinhuanet.com, 08 Jun 2015)
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She was named Female Athlete of the Year at the 2015 China Central Television [CCTV] Sports Awards in the People's Republic of China. (news.xinhuanet.com, 24 Jan 2016)

She was named the 2015 Female Athlete of the Year by the Asian Athletics Association [AAA]. (sports.people.com.cn, 08 Jun 2015)

She was named the 2008 Elite Athlete of the Year in Guangdong, People's Republic of China. (sports.sina.com.cn, 09 Jan 2009)

General Interest

General
OLYMPIC UPGRADE
She initially finished fourth in the 20km race walk at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, but was promoted to the bronze medal position after the initial silver medallist was disqualified for a doping violation. (sports.sina.com.cn, 12 Jun 2020)

SANCTION
She tested positive for the prohibited substance higenamine at the 2016 World Team Championships in Rome, Italy. The IAAF accepted that the substance was not administered in order to enhance performance. She was stripped of the individual gold medal she won at the event and was banned from the sport for one month, becoming eligible to compete again in July 2016. (insidethegames.biz, 29 Jul 2016; IAAF, 25 Jul 2016)

FURTHER EDUCATION
In 2016 she began studying for a master's degree at Beijing Sport University in the People's Republic of China. (moe.gov.cn, 18 Jun 2020)

Legend
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Bronze Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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