Liu Yutong
Liu Yutong 刘禹彤 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Cangzhou, Hebei, China | 5 March 2004||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Qu Fuchun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's singles WH2 Women's doubles WH1–WH2 Mixed doubles WH1–WH2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 1 (WS 1 January 2019) 1 (WD with Yin Menglu 18 July 2022) 3 (XD with Qu Zimo 6 April 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 3 (WS) 2 (WD with Yin Menglu) 4 (XD with Qu Zimo) (1 November 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Liu Yutong (born 5 March 2004) is a Chinese para badminton player.[1] She won gold in para-badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the women's singles WH2 event. She also won silver in the 2020 Olympic women's doubles WH1–WH2 event before snatching gold in 2024 with her partner Yin Menglu.[2]
Personal life
Liu was born in Cangzhou. In 2009, Liu was involved in a traffic accident which caused her to lose both of her legs. In 2016, she was drafted to the Chinese national wheelchair badminton team.
Achievements
Paralympic Games
Women's singles WH2
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Xu Tingting | 21–15, 21–15 | Gold |
2024 | Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France | Li Hongyan | 21–15, 21–13 | Gold |
Women's doubles WH1–WH2
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Yin Menglu | Sarina Satomi Yuma Yamazaki |
21–16, 16–21, 13–21 | Silver |
2024 | Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France | Yin Menglu | Sarina Satomi Yuma Yamazaki |
21–17, 21–19 | Gold |
World Championships
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea | Xu Tingting | 21–8, 21–11 | Gold |
2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland | Li Hongyan | 21–12, 21–11 | Gold |
2024 | Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand | Pilar Jáuregui | 21–8, 21–4 | Gold |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea | Zhang Jing | Sujirat Pookkham Amnouy Wetwithan |
7–21, 12–21 | Bronze |
2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |
Yin Menglu | Sujirat Pookkham Amnouy Wetwithan |
21–11, 21–15 | Gold |
2024 | Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand | Yin Menglu | Fan Chaoyue Li Hongyan |
21–14, 21–10 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2024 | Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand | Qu Zimo | Yang Tong Li Hongyan |
21–12, 21–12 | Gold |
Asian Para Games
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | Xu Tingting | 22–20, 21–16 | Gold |
2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China | Li Hongyan | 21–8, 21–10 | Gold |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | Zhang Jing | Sujirat Pookkham Amnouy Wetwithan |
15–21, 22–24 | Bronze |
2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China | Yin Menglu | Sarina Satomi Yuma Yamazaki |
Round robin | Gold |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | Qu Zimo | Mai Jianpeng Li Hongyan |
14–21, 21–18, 21–18 | Gold |
2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China | Qu Zimo | Yang Tong Li Hongyan |
21–7, 21–12 | Gold |
Asian Championships
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China | Amnouy Wetwithan | 21–16, 21–11 | Gold |
Asian Youth Para Games
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017[a] | Al Wasl Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Yang Fan | 21–14, 21–10 | Gold |
Jung Gyeo-ul | 21–4, 21–5 | |||
Li Hongyan | 21–10, 21–9 |
International Tournaments (9 titles, 1 runner-up)
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Turkish Para Badminton International | Xu Tingting | 21–17, 21–15 | Winner |
2019 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Li Hongyan | 21–5, 21–10 | Winner |
2019[a] | China Para Badminton International | Xu Tingting | 21–16, 21–11 | Winner |
Marcela Quinteros | 21–6, 21–5 | |||
Li Hongyan | 21–11, 21–8 | |||
Amnouy Wetwithan | 21–10, 21–5 | |||
2019 | Japan Para Badminton International | Xu Tingting | 21–15, 21–15 | Winner |
2020 | Brazil Para Badminton International | Xu Tingting | 21–16, 21–15 | Winner |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Turkish Para Badminton International | Yin Menglu | Xu Tingting Zhang Jing |
18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2020 | Brazil Para Badminton International | Yin Menglu | Emine Seçkin To Man-kei |
21–13, 21–11 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Turkish Para Badminton International | Qu Zimo | Mai Jianpeng Yin Menglu |
21–8, 21–12 | Winner |
2019 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Qu Zimo | Luca Olgiati Karin Suter-Erath |
21–5, 21–10 | Winner |
2019[a] | China Para Badminton International | Qu Zimo | Zhao Xin Zhang Jing |
21–11, 21–12 | Winner |
Chan Kun-yi To Man-kei |
21–8, 21–5 | ||||
Yang Tong Li Hongyan |
21–15, 21–11 | ||||
Rick Cornell Hellmann Valeska Knoblauch |
21–10, 21–9 |
Notes
References
- ^ "Badminton - LIU Yutong". Olympics.com. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "LIU Yu Tong". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 2 September 2024.