Jiao Liuyang

Jiao Liuyang
Personal information
Surname:	Jiao Liuyang
Nation:	China
Swimming style (s) :	Butterfly swimming
Birthday:	August 6, 1991
Place of birth:	Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Size:	1.72 m
Weight:	60
Medal table

Jiao Liuyang ( abbreviation :焦刘洋; traditional characters :焦劉洋; pinyin : Jiao Liuyang * 6. August 1991 in Harbin , Heilongjiang ) is a Chinese swimmer .

In 2007 she took part in the World Championships in Melbourne and took fourth place in the 200 m butterfly (2: 07.22 min).

At the 2008 Summer Olympics she came second in the 200 m butterfly in 2: 04.72 minutes behind her compatriot Liu Zige , who won in 2: 04.18 minutes. Both beat the world record set by the Australian Jessicah Schipper (2: 05.40 min).

At the Olympic Games in 2012 she won the gold medal in the 200 m butterfly with a new Olympic record in 2: 04.06 min.

On August 14, 2012, she was named the youngest representative at the 18th National People's Congress .

successes

• National championship 2005 - 2nd place 200 m butterfly (2: 10.31);
• Asian Swimming Championships 2006 - 1st place 200 m butterfly (2: 08.54)
• Olympic Summer Games 2008 - 2nd place 200 m butterfly (2: 04.72)
• Swimming World Championships 2009 - 3rd place 100 m butterfly (56.86)
• Asian Swimming Championships 2009 - 1st place 50 m butterfly, 1st place 100 m butterfly, 2nd place 200 m butterfly
• Swimming World Championships 2011 - 1st place 200 m butterfly
• Olympic Summer Games 2012 - 1st place 200 m butterfly

Personal best

On the long haul

• 50 m butterfly: 26.04 s ( Asian record ), April 11, 2009
• 100 m butterfly: 57.16 s ( Asian record ), April 10, 2009

Web links

• Jiao Liuyang in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Jiao Liuyang in the Swimrankings.net database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ London 2012 200m butterfly men - Olympic Swimming . In: International Olympic Committee . June 3, 2017 ( london2012.com [accessed May 13, 2018]).
2. ↑ ^{a b} Jiao Liuyang sweeps 3 butterfly titles with 2 Asian records , www.chinaview.cn. April 12, 2009. Archived from the original on April 15, 2009. Retrieved on April 20, 2009. 

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Jiao is the family name here, Liuyang is the first name.