Lü Xiuzhi

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Lü Xiuzhi ( Chinese  呂 秀芝  /  吕 秀芝 , Pinyin Lǚ Xiùzhī; born October 26, 1993 ) is a Chinese walker .

At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, she finished fifth in the 20 km walk .

In 2014 she won the Asian Games in Incheon . On March 21, 2015, she set an Asian record at 1:25:12 h at the Chinese Race Walk Grand Prix in Beijing . At the World Athletics Championships in Beijing , she won silver in 1:27:45 h behind fellow compatriot Liu Hong .

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  1. ^ IAAF: Lu Xiuzhi breaks 20km race walk Asian record in Beijing . March 21, 2015
  2. ^ IAAF: Report: women's 20km race walk - IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015 . August 28, 2015