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Liu Junxi

Liu Junxi
Personal information
Native nameChinese: 刘俊茜
Nationality China
Born11 December 2003 (21 years, 15 days old)[1]
Taizhou, Jiangsu, China[2]
Home townJiangsu, China[1]
Sport
SportSport of athletics
Event(s)60 metres hurdles
110 metres hurdles
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal best(s)60mH:
7.58 (2024)

110mH:
13.40 (+0.3) (2023)
Updated on 6 April 2024

Liu Junxi[a] (Chinese: 刘俊茜; born 11 December 2003) is a Chinese hurdler. He has represented China at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships, finishing 12th overall, and he has won several regional and international competitions.

Career

Liu first represented China at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships, where he qualified for the semifinals of the 60 m hurdles and finished 12th overall.[3]

Liu won the 2024 Astana Indoor Meeting in a meeting record time of 7.58 for 60 metres hurdles. He also won the first leg of the Chinese Indoor Athletics Invitational Championships series.[4]

Personal life

Liu was born in Taizhou, Jiangsu, China and he represents Jiangsu in Chinese competition.[1][2] He initially competed in the long jump at Jingjiang City Primary School, and he was not particularly tall. He was accepted to the Taizhou City Sports School where he then began professional training.[2]

He has been described as part of a new generation of Chinese hurdlers, and he has been compared with Liu Xiang to the point that some Chinese commentators have asked, "Do people with the surname Liu run fast?".[4]

Statistics

Personal best progression

110m Hurdles progression
# Mark Pl. Competition Venue Date Ref.
1 14.47 (+0.1 m/s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (Heat 2) Yangtze River Delta Elite Meeting Shaoxing, China 7 Apr 2021 [5]
2 14.01 (−0.6 m/s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) (Heat 1) CAA Training Base Permit Meeting Nanjing, China 3 Jun 2022 [6]
3 13.69 (+0.9 m/s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) CAA Training Base Permit Meeting Nanjing, China 4 Jun 2022 [6]
4 13.68 (−0.2 m/s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) (Heat 2) National Athletics Grand Prix Series Huangshi, China 14 Jul 2022 [7]
5 13.64 (−0.3 m/s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (Heat 2) National Grand Prix Rizhao, China 26 Apr 2023 [8]
6 13.50 (−1.6 m/s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) National Grand Prix Taizhou, Jiangsu, China 26 May 2023 [9]
7 13.40 (+0.3 m/s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) National Grand Prix Chongqing, China 2 Jun 2023 [10]

Notes

  1. ^ In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

References