Liu Shixiang

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Liu.

Liu Shixiang (born 13 January 1971) is a retired Chinese long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres.

Her personal best time was 14:32.33 minutes, achieved in October 1997 in Shanghai. She also had 8:55.89 minutes in the 3000 metres and 30:55.83 minutes in the 10,000 metres.

She was absent from a mandatory drug test in 2001 and received a two-year ban.[1]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  China
1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada — 1500m DNF
6th 3000m 9:20.88
1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2nd 3000 m[2] 9:10.54
World Cross Country Championships Aix-les-Bains, France 1st Junior race (4.4 km) 14:19
1998 Asian Championships Fukuoka, Japan 2nd 5000 m 15:53.76
1st 10,000 m[3] 32:28.49
World Cup Johannesburg, South Africa 6th 5000 m 16:51.74

References

  1. ↑ IAAF News n.48, April 2001, p.11: Positive cases in athletics, sanctioned definitively, According to information received by the IAAF as at 13 April 2001
  2. ↑ IAAF World Junior Championships - GBR Athletics
  3. ↑ Asian Championships - GBR Athletics


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