Liu Yang (shot putter)

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Liu Yang
Personal information
Born (1986-10-29) 29 October 1986 (age 37)
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight133 kg (293 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventShot put

Liu Yang (Chinese: 刘洋; pinyin: Liú Yáng; born 29 October 1986) is a Chinese athlete specialising in the shot put.[2] He won a silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games. In addition, he won a gold medal at the 2016 Asian Indoor Championships.

His personal bests in the event are 19.77 metres outdoors (Shenyang 2013) and 19.50 metres indoors (Nanjing 2013).

International competitions[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  China
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 4th Shot put 19.23 m
2016 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 1st Shot put 19.30 m
2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 7th Shot put 18.24 m
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 2nd Shot put 19.52 m
2023 Asian Games Hangzhou, China 3rd Shot put 19.97 m

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ashgabat 2017 bio". ashgabat2017.com. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  2. ^ Liu Yang at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata