Liu Hong (race walker)
Liu in 2013 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Born | 12 May 1987 Anfu County, China |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | China |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 20 km race walk |
Medal record | |
Liu Hong (Chinese: 刘虹; pinyin: Liú Hóng; born 12 May 1987) is a Chinese race walker. She is the former world record holder over the Olympic 20km distance with a time of 1:24:38 hours, set in 2015.
Liu has won multiple medals in the World Championships in Athletics, including four gold medals in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2019 and a silver medal in 2009. She placed fourth at the Summer Olympics in 2008 and was retrospectively upgraded to silver in 2012 Olympic 20 km racewalking. Liu is the 2016 Olympic 20 km racewalking gold medalist. Liu is a two-time gold medalist at the Asian Games, winning in 2006 and 2010. She was the runner-up at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup in 2014. In her early career, she was the World Junior Champion in 2006.