Jiao Liuyang (simplified Chinese: 焦刘洋; traditional Chinese: 焦劉洋; pinyin: Jiāo Liúyáng; born August 6, 1991) is a Chinese swimmer, who specializes in the 200-metre butterfly.
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| Full name | Jiao Liuyang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 6, 1991 Harbin, Heilongjiang, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editShe competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished second in the 200 m butterfly in a time of 2:04.72, behind her teammate Liu Zige, who won the race in a time of 2:04.18. Both swimmers swam faster than the former world record held by Australia's Jessicah Schipper (2:05.40).
Before the Olympics, Jiao had competed at the 2007 World Swimming Championships in Melbourne, where she placed 4th in the 200 m butterfly (2:07.22). She had also won gold at the 2006 Asian Championships, setting a new championship record.[1]
In 2009, she won two gold medals at the Asian Swimming Championships in the 50 m and 100 m butterfly, setting championship records in both events.[1] That year, the Chinese 4 x 100 m relay team also set a new world record time on the way to winning gold at the World Championships.[1] Individually, she also won a bronze medal in the 100 m butterfly.[1]
She won three gold medals at the 2010 Asian Games, in the 100 m and 200 m butterfly, and as part of the Chinese 4 x 100 m medley relay team. All three gold medals were won in times that were new Games records.[1] She went on to win gold at the 2011 World Championships, in the 200 m butterfly.[1]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she went one place better, winning the 200 m butterfly in a time of 2:94.96, setting a new Olympic record.[2] She also competed in the 100 m butterfly, reaching the semifinal, and was part of the Chinese 4 x 100 m medley team.[2] Following the Olympics, she won two silver medals at the World Short Course Swimming Championships, in the 50 m butterfly and the 200 m butterfly.[1]
Major achievements
edit- 2005 National Games - 2nd 200 m fly (2:10.31);
- 2006 Asian Championships - 1st 200 m fly (2:08.54)
- 2008 Olympics - 2nd 200 m fly (2:04.72)
- 2009 World Championships - 3rd 100 m fly (56.86)
- 2009 Asian Swimming Championships - 1st 50 m fly, 1st 100 m fly, 2nd 200 m fly
- 2010 Asian Games, 1st 100 m and 200 m butterfly, 1st 4 x 100 m medley relay[1]
- 2011 World Aquatics Championships - 1st 200 m fly
- 2012 Summer Olympics - 1st 200 m Butterfly[3][4]
- 2012 World Short Course Championships - 2nd 50 m butterfly and 200 m butterfly[1]
- 2014 Asian Games - 1st 200 m butterfly[1]
Records
edit- 2006 Asian Championships - (Tournament Record)
Personal Bests
editIn long course
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Liuyang JIAO". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jiao Liuyang". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ London 2012 - Women's 200m Butterfly Final Results Archived 5 December 2012 at archive.today
- ^ "London Olympics: China's Jiao takes butterfly crown". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 August 2012. [dead link]
External links
edit- Jiao Liuyang at World Aquatics
- Jiao Liuyang at Swimrankings.net
- Jiao Liuyang at Olympics.com
- Jiao Liuyang at Olympedia
- Jiao Liuyang at the Chinese Olympic Committee (archived, also available in Chinese)
- Jiao Liuyang at the 2008 Chinese Olympic Team at the Wayback Machine (archived 2009-07-31)