Wang Liping (athlete)

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Wang Liping ( Chinese  王丽萍 , Pinyin Wáng Lìpíng ; born July 8, 1976 in Fengcheng , Liaoning Province ) is a Chinese walker and Olympic champion .

In 1998 she came third in the Chinese National 10K Championships. In 2000 she won the national championships in 20 km walking . At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney , she won the gold medal in the 20 km walk ahead of Kjersti Plätzer (NOR) and María Vasco (ESP).

Wang has a competition weight of 46 kg with a height of 1.64 m.

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Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Wang is the family name here, Liping is the first name.
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SURNAME Wang, Liping
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 王丽萍; Wáng, Lìpíng
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chinese walker and Olympic champion (2000)
DATE OF BIRTH July 8, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Fengcheng (Dandong)