Liu Yukun

Liu Yukun

Liu at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1997-12-04) December 4, 1997 (age 27) Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Sport shooting
Medal record Men's Shooting Representing  China Olympic Games 2024 Paris 50 m rifle 3 positions Asian Championships 2019 Doha 10 m air rifle 2019 Doha 10 m air rifle team

Liu Yukun (born 4 December 1997)^[1] is a Chinese sport shooter and Olympic champion.^[2] At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Liu set the Olympic qualifying record and won gold in the men's 50 metres rifle three positions.^[3][4][5]

He was named the athlete of the year in October 2024 by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) at Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range, Tughlakabad, India.^[6]

References

1. "Liu Yukun". ISSF-sports.org.
2. "China's Liu breaks men's 50m rifle 3 positions world record twice at ISSF World Cup". People's Daily. 13 May 2024.
3. "Shooting: Liu Yukun (CHN) sets Qualifying Olympic Record in men's 50m rifle 3 positions". Olympics.com. 31 July 2024.
4. "2024 Olympic Games, Day 5: new qualification world record in 50m rifle 3 positions men's for China's Yukun Liu and gold in trap women's for Guatemalan Adriana Ruano Oliva (with record too)". All4Shooters.com. 31 July 2024.
5. "Results, Final". Paris 2024. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
6. shivampatel1 (2024-10-21). "Liu Yukun, Yang Ji-in Shine as ISSF Athletes of the Year". adda247. Retrieved 2024-10-21.