Liu Lu (badminton)

Liu Lu
刘璐
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1977-03-19) 19 March 1977 (age 47)
Yichang, Hubei, China[1]
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking4 (WD January 1998)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Glasgow Women's doubles
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 1998 Hong Kong Women's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1997 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Liu Lu (Chinese: 刘璐; pinyin: Liú Lù; born 19 March 1977) was a former Chinese badminton player.[2] She was part of the national team that clinched an Uber Cup in 1998 Hong Kong.[3] In the individual events, she participated at the 1994 World Junior Championships clinched a gold medal in the girls' doubles event partnered with Yao Jie.[4] Teamed-up with Qian Hong, she won the women's doubles title at the 1996 Scottish Open and 1997 Swedish Open. Liu also won a gold and a silver medal at the 1997 Asian Championships in the mixed doubles event with Zhang Jun, and in the women's doubles with Qian respectively. Liu and Qian also settled for a bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships. In January 1998, she was recorded as women's doubles world No. 4 in the IBF world ranking.[3]

  1. ^ "刘璐 Liu Lu" (in Chinese). Badmintoncn.com. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Players: Liu Lu". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b "刘璐(Liu Lu)" (in Chinese). CCTV. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  4. ^ "历届世界青年羽毛球锦标赛" (in Chinese). Sina Corp. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2019.