Liu Jianying

Liu Jianying (born 17 October 1970) is a Chinese female former long-distance runner who competed over distances from 1500 metres up to the half marathon. She represented her country at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics, placing sixth in the 5000 metres. She competed for Asia at the 1994 IAAF World Cup, finishing fourth in the 3000 metres.[1] He greatest individual success was a gold medal in the 1500 m at the 1997 East Asian Games.[2]

Liu was a frequent member of China's team for international ekiden races, including the 1998 IAAF World Road Relay Championships, Yokohama International Women's Ekiden (1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998), International Chiba Ekiden (1996, 1997), and 1992 Beijing International Women's Ekiden. She was the 1997 winner of the Sendai Half Marathon with a career best of 73:15 minutes. She was a finalist at the National Games of China over 10,000 metres in 1993 and 5000 m in 1997.[3]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1994 IAAF World Cup London, United Kingdom 4th 3000 m 9:15.39
1997 East Asian Games Busan, South Korea 1st 1500 m 4:19.36
World Championships Athens, Greece 6th 5000 m 15:10.64
1998 Goodwill Games Uniondale, United States 10th 5000 m 17:02.41
IAAF World Road Relay Championships Manaus, Brazil 8th Leg 1 16:49

References
  1. Liu Jianying. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  2. East Asian Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  3. Liu Jian-ying. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
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