Liu Weijia (simplified Chinese: 刘维佳; traditional Chinese: 劉維佳; born 15 February 1989) is a Chinese former freestyle and medley swimmer who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1]

Liu Weijia
Personal information
Native name刘维佳
Born (1989-02-15) 15 February 1989 (age 35)
Shenyang, China
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, medley

Biography

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Liu is from Shenyang.[2] During the 2003 Five Cities Games (Chinese: 五城会), he received the 200m individual medley bronze medal. In both of the Games' 200m breaststroke and 200m butterfly events that year, he was the fourth place finisher. Stating that all three of his performances were above the B cut for the Olympics qualification standards, Xi'an Evening News [zh] said in 2003 that Liu had "a well-rounded skill set and great potential" and would be a contender for the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3] During the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in 2004, Liu was the silver medalist in the 400m individual medley on 21 January and the gold medalist in the 200m individual medley on 22 January.[4][5][6] Liu competed in the men's 400 metre individual medley at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he placed 28th.[7]

Liu trained in Japan in 2010.[8] At the 2012 Asian Swimming Championships, he received a bronze medal in the 400m individual medley.[9] During the 2013 East Asian Games, Liu received the bronze medal during the 400m individual medley.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Liu Weijia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. ^ Chen, Yinfeng 陈银峰 (2003-10-27). "廖雅丽可成为 国内顶级高手───访前中国游泳队总教练陈运鹏" [Liao Yali can become a top domestic player - Interview with Chen Yunpeng, former head coach of the Chinese swimming team]. Changsha Evening News (in Chinese). p. A14.
  3. ^ "我女子游泳冲A满堂红" [Our women's swimming team achieves a perfect score]. Xi'an Evening News [zh] (in Chinese). 2003-10-27. p. 13 Sports News.
  4. ^ "及时播报" [Timely report]. Beijing Morning Post [zh] (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. 2004-01-23. p. TMP01.
  5. ^ Li, Yuanfei 李远飞 (2004-01-23). "短池游泳赛俄国站15岁小将刘维佳夺金" [15-year-old Liu Weijia wins gold in short-course swimming race in Russia]. Beijing Evening News (in Chinese).
  6. ^ "游泳系列赛刘维佳夺金" [Liu Weijia wins gold in swimming series]. Daily News [zh] (in Chinese). 2004-01-24. p. 8.
  7. ^ Zhou, Xin 周欣; Ma, Xiangfei 马向菲 (2004-08-15). "北岛康介破奥运纪录 菲尔普斯、索普发挥正常,中国水军首日有点蔫" [Kosuke Kitajima breaks Olympic record, Phelps and Thorpe perform normally, Chinese water army is a bit depressed on the first day]. Southern Metropolis Daily (in Chinese). p. B37.
  8. ^ Zhou, Xin 周欣 (2010-05-18). "游泳首提"大国家队"概念" [Swimming first proposed the concept of "big national team"]. Qingdao Daily [zh] (in Chinese). p. 11 Sports.
  9. ^ "中国首日揽10金" [China wins 10 gold medals on the first day]. Ming Pao Daily News (in Chinese). 2012-11-16.
  10. ^ "中国男子0.03秒失接力金牌" [Chinese men lost the relay gold medal by 0.03 seconds]. Ming Pao Daily News (in Chinese). 2013-10-13.