Liu Tingting (hammer thrower)

Liu Tingting
Personal information
Born (1990-01-29) January 29, 1990
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Country  China
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Hammer throw

Liu Tingting (Chinese: 刘婷婷; born 29 October 1990) is a Chinese athlete specializing in the hammer throw. She competed at two World Championships in Athletics, failing to reach the final both times. She was the 2015 Asian champion in the event, having won silver medals at the Asian Athletics Championships in 2011 and 2013.

She won a bronze medal for her native Liaoning at the 12th Chinese National Games.[1]

Her personal best throw is 69.83 metres (Halle 2013).

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  China
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 2nd 65.42 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 29th (q) 63.12 m
2013 Asian Championships Pune, India 2nd 67.16 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 14th (q) 69.68 m
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 1st 68.24 m
World Championships Beijing, China 22nd (q) 67.07 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 16th (q) 69.14 m

References

  1. Athletics results at China's National Games. Xinhua (2013-09-09). Retrieved on 2013-09-19.
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