Liu Wenjun

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Liu Wenjun (born 5 May 1985) is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in category T54 wheelchair sprint and middle-distance events.[1][2][3][4]

Born (1985-05-05) 5 May 1985 (age 40)
Country China
Event(s)
sprint, middle-distance races
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Liu Wenjun
Gold in London 2012
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Born (1985-05-05) 5 May 1985 (age 40)
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Country China
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sprint, middle-distance races
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Liu competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.[5][6] There she won a gold medal in the women's 4 × 100 metre relay T53/54, a silver medal in the women's 100 m T54, finished seventh in the women's 800 m T54 and finished sixth in the women's Marathon T54. Four years later she won gold again, winning the 100m sprint at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.[7][8]

Wenjun took two gold medals in the 100m T54 and 4 × 100 m relay T53/54 at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio.[9][10]

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