Liu Cuiqing

Not to be confused with Li Cuiqing, a Chinese Paralympic athlete competing in shot put.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Liu Cuiqing

Liu and Xu run 100 m at the 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Full name	Liu Cuiqing 刘翠青
Nationality	China
Born	(1991-10-28) October 28, 1991 (age 33)
Sport
Country	P.R.China
Sport	Athletics
Disability class	T11
Event(s)	Sprint, long jump
Medal record Women's para athletics Representing  China Paralympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4 × 100 m T11-13 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400 m T11 2020 Tokyo 200 m T11 2020 Tokyo 400 m T11 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m T11 2020 Tokyo 100 m T11 2024 Paris 100 m T11 2024 Paris 200 m T11 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m T11 World Championships 2015 Doha 100 m T11 2015 Doha 200 m T11 2015 Doha 400 m T11 2015 Doha 4x100m relay 2017 London 400 m T11 2019 Dubai 200 m T11 2024 Kobe 200 m T11 2017 London 200 m T11 2019 Dubai 100 m T11 2019 Dubai 400 m T11 2023 Paris 200 m T11 2024 Kobe 100 m T11 2024 Kobe 400 m T11 Asian Para Games 2018 Jakarta 100 m T11 2018 Jakarta 200 m T11 2018 Jakarta 400 m T11 2022 Hangzhou 100 m T11 2022 Hangzhou 200 m T11

Liu Cuiqing 刘翠青 (born October 28, 1991) is a Chinese para-athlete.^[1] She specializes in track and field.

Career

She competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the T11/F11 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres and long jump.^[2][3] She won a bronze medal in the 100 metres with a time of 11.99 seconds.^[4] She runs with guide Xu Donglin 徐冬林.^[5][6]

In May 2019, she beat Zhou Guohua both in the 100m action replay and in the women’s 200 metres in the T11 visually-impaired category at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Beijing.^[7]

She won her first gold medal in the Women's 400m-11T Final at the Tokyo Paralympic Games with a record of 56.25s.^[8]

During the Beijing Paralympic Winter Games, she and her guide were the fifth torchbearers at the Opening Ceremony.^[9]

Award and nomination

In 2016, Liu was nominated for the Sportsperson of the year with a disability in the Laureus World Sports Awards.^[10]

References

1. "China's para sprinter Liu smashes own world record in women's 200m T11-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
2. "Cuiqing Liu – IPC Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
3. C4Paralympics. "Paralympics – Channel 4". results.paralympics.channel4.com. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
4. C4Paralympics. "Paralympics – Channel 4 – Athletics – Women's 100m – T11". results.paralympics.channel4.com. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
5. "Transforming lives through para-sports". chinadailyhk. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
6. "Guiding a World Champion to the Finish Line". SixthTone. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
7. Rowbottom, Mike (11 May 2019). "Cuiqing beats Zhou in 100m action replay at World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Beijing". Inside the Games. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
8. "'You are my eyes' Dream team of Xu DongLin and Liu CuiQing set new Paralympic record | WeirdKaya". weirdkaya.com. 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
9. "Athletics Champion Liu Cuiqing and Running Guide Xu Donglin are comrades-in-arms, just like brother and sister_The 4th Asian Para Games". www.hangzhou2022.cn. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
10. syroxEmedia. "Liu Cuiqing | Laureus". www.laureus.com. Retrieved 2024-09-15.

External links

• Liu Cuiqing at the International Paralympic Committee
• Liu Cuiqing at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)