China Xiang Liu

Photo of Xiang Liu
  • Birthdate: July 13, 1983
  • Weight: 185 lbs (84 kg)
  • Height: 6’2” (1.89 m)
  • Age: 26 years
  • Gender: Male

Athlete Medal Count

  • Gold 0
  • Silver 0
  • Bronze 0
  • Total 0
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Athlete Events

Track & Field
Track & Field Events
DateRoundResult
08/17Men's 110m Hurdles Round 1DNF
08/17Men's 110m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 6DNF

Athlete Profile

  • Gold medalist at the 2004 Athens Games, Liu won in a world record-equaling 12.91 seconds. The medal was the first for a Chinese man in track and field since Zhu Jianhua earned the first, a high jump bronze, at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. The 24-year-old Liu is favored to repeat as champion in his home country in 2008.
  • Liu now holds the world record in the 110 hurdles at 12.88 seconds, set at the Super Grand Prix meet in Lausanne, Switzerland in July 2006 .
  • Referring to his victory in Athens, Liu said that his performance "changes the opinion that Asian countries don't get good results in sprint races. I want to prove to all the world that Asians can run very fast."
  • Also won gold in the 2007 World Championships in Osaka as well as at the '07 Super Grand Prix.
  • Took first place in the 60m hurdles in the 2008 World Indoor Championships in 7.46. .. Liu defeated American Allen Johnson, one of his heroes, with an Asian and personal-best record time of 13.06 seconds at a meet in Osaka in May 2004.
  • Liu's legs are insured for $13.3 million by Chinese company Ping An.

Overall Medal Count

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Overall Medal Count
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
Flag of United States 36 38 36 110
Flag of China 51 21 28 100
Flag of Russia 23 21 28 72
Flag of Britain 19 13 15 47
Flag of Australia 14 15 17 46
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