Wu Liuxi

Wu Liuxi
Personal information
Nationality	Chinese
Born	December 16, 1984 (age 39); Weinan, Shaanxi, China
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Shooting
Events	AR40 (10m air rifle); STR3X20 (50m rifle 3 positions);
Medal record
World Championships
World Cup Finals
Asian Games

Wu Liuxi (Chinese: 武柳希; pinyin: Wǔ Liǔxī; born December 16, 1984) is a Chinese sport shooter. Born in Weinan, Shaanxi, she competed in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Career[edit]

Wu Liuxi was selected for the Shaanxi Provincial Shooting Team when she was only 20 years old. She became known when she outperformed Zhao Yinghui and Du Li and tied the world record in women's air rifle with 400 points at the Fifth National Intercity Games. She was recruited for the national shooting team soon after that.

Wu is known for her calmness, composure, and excellent emotional control.

Major achievements[edit]

1995: Shaanxi Youth Sports Meet: First, women's 3*10 Shots Prone and 3*30 Shots Prone
1998: Shanxi 11th Sports Meet: First, women's air rifle, 386 points, national record
2002: National Championship Series (4th station): Second, women's 3*20
2003: National Championship Series (3rd station): First, women's air rifle
2003: Fifth National Intercity Games: First, women's air rifle
2003: National Championship Series (4th station): First, women's 3*20
2004: Malaysia Asian Championships: Third, women's air rifle

Olympic results[edit]

Event	2004	2008
50 metre rifle three positions	9th 578	8th 585+100.9

World records[edit]

Current world records held in 10 metre air rifle
Women	Qualification	400	Seo Sun-hwa (KOR) Gao Jing (CHN) Lioubov Galkina (RUS) Du Li (CHN) Lioubov Galkina (RUS) Suma Shirur (IND) Lioubov Galkina (RUS) Monika Haselsberger (AUT) Barbara Lechner (GER) Zhao Yinghui (CHN) Wu Liuxi (CHN) Du Li (CHN) Sonja Pfeilschifter (GER) Kateřina Emmons (CZE) Lioubov Galkina (RUS) Yi Siling (CHN)	12 April 2002 22 April 2002 24 August 2002 4 June 2003 14 June 2003 13 February 2004 22 February 2004 22 April 2004 5 March 2005 11 April 2005 11 June 2005 4 October 2006 24 May 2008 9 August 2008 5 November 2008 1 August 2010	Sydney (AUS) Shanghai (CHN) Munich (GER) Zagreb (CRO) Munich (GER) Kuala Lumpur (MAS) Bangkok (THA) Athens (GRE) Tallinn (EST) Changwon (KOR) Munich (GER) Granada (ESP) Milan (ITA) Beijing (CHN) Bangkok (THA) Munich (GER)	edit
Women	Teams	1196	China (Du, Wu, Zhao)	December 6, 2007	Kuwait City (KUW)	edit

References[edit]

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wu Liuxi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

External links[edit]

profile
WU Liuxi at the International Shooting Sport Federation

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[1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wu Liuxi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

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