Liu Yang (shot putter)

Liu Yang (Chinese: 刘洋; pinyin: Liú Yáng; born 29 October 1986) is a Chinese athlete specialising in the shot put.[2] He won a silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games. In addition, he won a gold medal at the 2016 Asian Indoor Championships.

Liu Yang
Personal information
Born (1986-10-29) 29 October 1986
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight133 kg (293 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Shot put

His personal bests in the event are 19.77 metres outdoors (Shenyang 2013) and 19.50 metres indoors (Nanjing 2013).

International competitions
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  China
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 4th Shot put 19.23 m
2016 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 1st Shot put 19.30 m
2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 7th Shot put 18.24 m
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 2nd Shot put 19.52 m

References
  1. "Ashgabat 2017 bio". ashgabat2017.com. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  2. Liu Yang at World Athletics
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