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Liu Wenjun

Gold in London 2012
Personal information
Born	(1985-05-05) 5 May 1985 (age 39)
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	sprint, middle-distance races
Medal record Women's para athletics Representing  China Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing 4 × 100 m – T53/54 2012 London 100m – T54 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100m – T54 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4 × 100 m – T53/54 2008 Beijing 100m – T54 2016 Rio de Janeiro 800m – T54 World Championships 2015 Doha 100m – T54 2015 Doha 400m – T54 2015 Doha 4X400m relay T53–54 2015 Doha 800m – T54

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

Wenjun competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. 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.

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

References

1. "Athlete profile: Liu Wenjun". paralympic.org. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
2. "Paralympics: China's Zou Lihong wins wheelchair marathon". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
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.

External links

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

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