Liu Yang (wheelchair racer)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Liu Yang

Personal information
Born	(1990-11-10) 10 November 1990 (age 34) Jinzhou, China
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Athletics
Disability class	T54
Event	sprint
Club	Liaoning province
Coached by	Qiu Wanchao
Medal record Track and field Representing  China Paralympic Games 2012 London 4 × 400 m relay – T53–54 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4 × 400 m – T53/54 2012 London 100 m – T54 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m – T54 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400 m – T54 IPC World Championships 2011 Christchurch 400m relay T53/54 2015 Doha 100m T54 2015 Doha 400m T54 2015 Doha 400m relay T53/54 2017 London 100 m T54 2019 Dubai 100 m T54 Asian Para Games 2010 Guangzhou 100m relay T53/54 2014 Incheon 400m relay T53/54 2014 Incheon 400m T54 2010 Guangzhou 800m T54

Liu Yang (born 10 April 1990) is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in T54 classification sprint events.^[1] Before achieving success as an athlete, Liu ventured into para-cycling, but switched shortly after his international cycling debut.

Paracycling career

Liu took up para-sport in 2006, and at first looked at para-cycling where he was classified as a handcyclist. He competed at the 2007 UCI Para-Cycling World Championships in Boudreaux, where he failed to qualify for the final of the road race, and finished 17th in the time trial.

Athletics career

Liu first represented China as a wheelchair racer at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand. He finished sixth in the T54 100m sprint and was part of the gold medal-winning relay team men's 4 × 400 m (T53/54).^[2]

The next year Liu appeared at his first Summer Paralympic, the 2012 Games in London. He was again part of the Chinese team that took gold in the men's 400 metre relay, and also won an individual medal; silver in the 100m sprint. Further success came at the 2015 World Championships in Doha, with a relay gold and two further first places in the 100m and 400m sprints.^[2]

Personal history

Liu was born in Jinzhou, China in 1990. A tumor to his spine left him with paraplegia.^[2]

Notes

1. "Liu Yang". Retrieved 31 August 2016.
2. "Liu Yang". IPC. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.