Liu Wenjun

Liu Wenjun
Gold in London 2012
Personal information
Born (1985-05-05) 5 May 1985 (age 39)
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
In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Liu Wenjun (born 5 May 1995) is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in category T54 wheelchair sprint and middle-distance events.[1][2][3][4]

Wenjun competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.[5][6] 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.[7][8]

Wenjun took two gold medals in the 100m (T54) and 4 × 100 m relay (T53/54) events at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio.[9][10]

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  3. ^ "Top US wheelchair racer could go home with 5 golds". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  4. ^ "Torch relay makes my Paralympic dream come ture: "Wheelchair princess" -- china.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  5. ^ "All-Time Paralympic Summer Games Multi-Medallists - Athletics". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Athletics at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  7. ^ "China win 13 golds on second day of Paralympics". gulfnews.com. 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  8. ^ "China win 13 gold medals on second day - People's Daily Online". en.people.cn. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  9. ^ "Five Facts About…Wenjun Liu". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  10. ^ "U.S. wheelchair racer's bid for 7 golds falls short". ESPN. 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2024-08-17.