Wu Liuxi
Chinese sport shooter
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wu Liuxi (Chinese: 武柳希; pinyin: Wǔ Liǔxī; born December 16, 1984) is a Chinese sport shooter. Born in Weinan, Shaanxi, she competed in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 16, 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
Wu Liuxi was selected for the Shaanxi Provincial Shooting Team at the age of 20. She became known when she outperformed Zhao Yinghui and Du Li and tied the world record in women's air rifle with 400 points at the Fifth National Intercity Games. She was recruited for the national shooting team soon after that.
Major achievements
- 1995: Shaanxi Youth Sports Meet: First, women's 3*10 Shots Prone and 3*30 Shots Prone
- 1998: Shanxi 11th Sports Meet: First, women's air rifle, 386 points, national record
- 2002: National Championship Series (4th station): Second, women's 3*20
- 2003: National Championship Series (3rd station): First, women's air rifle
- 2003: Fifth National Intercity Games: First, women's air rifle
- 2003: National Championship Series (4th station): First, women's 3*20
- 2004: Malaysia Asian Championships: Third, women's air rifle
Olympic results
| Event | 2004 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| 50 metre rifle three positions | 9th 578 |
8th 585+100.9 |
World records
| Current world records held in 10 metre air rifle | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Qualification | 400 |  Seo Sun-hwa (KOR) Gao Jing (CHN) Lioubov Galkina (RUS) Du Li (CHN) Lioubov Galkina (RUS) Suma Shirur (IND) Lioubov Galkina (RUS) Monika Haselsberger (AUT) Barbara Lechner (GER) Zhao Yinghui (CHN) Wu Liuxi (CHN) Du Li (CHN) Sonja Pfeilschifter (GER) Kateřina Emmons (CZE) Lioubov Galkina (RUS) Yi Siling (CHN) | 12 April 2002 22 April 2002 24 August 2002 4 June 2003 14 June 2003 13 February 2004 22 February 2004 22 April 2004 5 March 2005 11 April 2005 11 June 2005 4 October 2006 24 May 2008 9 August 2008 5 November 2008 1 August 2010 | Sydney (AUS) Shanghai (CHN) Munich (GER) Zagreb (CRO) Munich (GER) Kuala Lumpur (MAS) Bangkok (THA) Athens (GRE) Tallinn (EST) Changwon (KOR) Munich (GER) Granada (ESP) Milan (ITA) Beijing (CHN) Bangkok (THA) Munich (GER) | edit |
| Teams | 1196 | China (Du, Wu, Zhao) | December 6, 2007 | Kuwait City (KUW) | edit | |
