LIU Benying

People's Republic of China

Date of Birth: 4 Jun 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Sport Class: SM4,S4

Place of birth: DAZHOU

Birth Country:

People's Republic of China

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 50m Freestyle - S4	5
	Men's 50m Backstroke - S4	5
	Men's 150m Individual Medley - SM4	DSQ

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 150m Individual Medley - SM4 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 150m Individual Medley - SM4 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Freestyle - S4 Heat 3	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Freestyle - S4 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Backstroke - S4 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Backstroke - S4 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	200m Freestyle - S2	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	3:41.54
2	50m Backstroke - S2	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	48.84
2	100m Backstroke - S2	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:48.29
World Championships
1	4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points	2019	London, GBR	2:20.61
1	200m Freestyle - S2	2017	Mexico City, MEX	4:02.72
2	50m Backstroke - S2	2017	Mexico City, MEX	52.48
2	100m Backstroke - S2	2017	Mexico City, MEX	1:56.93
3	50m Backstroke - S3	2019	London, GBR	46.49
6	200m Freestyle - S3	2019	London, GBR	3:47.98

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Sichuan Province [China]

2016 for China, in Croatia (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)

He took up the sport in 2014 in Dazhou, People's Republic of China. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)

He was encouraged to start swimming by the local federation for athletes with an impairment. (local.newssc.org, 02 Sep 2018)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (dzrbs.com, 22 Oct 2019)

Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)

His father. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)

Philosophy:

"Never give up." (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)

He received the National May 1st Labour Medal from the All-China Federation of Trade Unions [ACFTU] in recognition of his performance the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (news.163.com, 21 Sep 2016)

General Interest

Classification
S3 (IPC, 14 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)

Impairment Details
His impairment is the result of an electric shock he received at age eight. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017; sports.sina.com.cn, 19 Sep 2016)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
DSQ:: Disqualified

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