Qu Yunxia
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Olympic medal record | |||
Women's Athletics | |||
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Bronze | 1992 Barcelona | 1500 m |
- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Qu.
Qu Yunxia (born 25 December 1972) is a Chinese Olympic athlete who specialized in the 1500 metres.
At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona she also won a bronze medal on 1500 m. In 1993 she achieved a new world record in Beijing on the 1500 m, in 3:50.46 minutes, and won the 3000 metres at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics.
Her coach,Ma Junren, claims that Traditional Chinese medicine like the fungus Cordyceps sinensis helps her physical condition.