Jiao Liuyang

Jiao Liuyang
Personal information
Full nameJiao Liuyang
NationalityChinese
Born (1991-08-06) August 6, 1991 (age 32)
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesbutterfly
Medal record
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 200m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 200m butterfly
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rome 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shanghai 200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rome 100m butterfly
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2012 Istanbul 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2012 Istanbul 200 m butterfly
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon 200 m butterfly
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Singapore 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2009 Foshan 50m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2009 Foshan 100m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2009 Foshan 200m butterfly
In this Chinese name, the family name is Jiao.

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.

Career

She 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

Records

  • 2006 Asian Championships - (Tournament Record)

Personal Bests

In long course

  • 50 m butterfly: 26.04 Asian, Chinese Record (April 11, 2009)[5]
  • 100 m butterfly: 57.16 Asian, Chinese Record (April 10, 2009)[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Liuyang JIAO | Results | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  2. ^ a b "Jiao Liuyang Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  3. ^ London 2012 - Women's 200m Butterfly Final Results Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today
  4. ^ "London Olympics: China's Jiao takes butterfly crown". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 August 2012. [dead link]
  5. ^ a b "Jiao Liuyang sweeps 3 butterfly titles with 2 Asian records". www.chinaview.cn. 2009-04-12. Archived from the original on 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2009-04-20.

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