Liu Hongyu

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

Liu Hongyu (simplified Chinese: 刘宏宇; traditional Chinese: 劉宏宇; pinyin: Liú Hóngyǔ; born January 11, 1975 in Liaoning) is a female Chinese race walker.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing China
1993	World Race Walking Cup	Monterrey, Mexico	18th	10 km
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	DSQ	10 km
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	8th	10 km
1995	World Race Walking Cup	Beijing, PR China	3rd	10 km
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	4th	10 km
1997	World Race Walking Cup	Podebrady, Czech Republic	12th	10 km
1998	Asian Games	Bangkok, Thailand	1st	10 km
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	1st	20 km
1999	World Race Walking Cup	Mézidon-Canon, France	1st	20 km
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	DSQ	20 km
2001	East Asian Games	Osaka, Japan	1st	20 km
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	DSQ	20 km

See also

China at the World Championships in Athletics

External links

IAAF profile for Liu Hongyu

Records
Preceded by Kerry Saxby	Women's 20 km Walk World Record Holder equalled by Nadezhda Ryashkina on 1999-02-07 May 1, 1995 – November 19, 2001	Succeeded by Wang Yan

World Champions in Women's Race Walking

10 km	1987: Irina Strakhova (URS) 1991: Alina Ivanova (URS) 1993: Sari Essayah (FIN) 1995: Irina Stankina (RUS) 1997: Annarita Sidoti (ITA)}

20 km	1999: Liu Hongyu (CHN) 2001: Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) 2003: Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) 2005: Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) 2007: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 2009: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 2011: Olga Kaniskina (RUS)

IAAF Women's World Race Walking Cup Champions

5 kilometres	1979: Marion Fawkes (GBR) 1981: Siv Gustavsson (SWE)

10 kilometres	1983: Xu Yongjiu (CHN) 1985: Yan Hong (CHN) 1987: Olga Krishtop (URS) 1989: Beate Gummelt (GDR) 1991: Irina Strakhova (URS) 1993: Wang Yan (CHN) 1995: Gao Hongmiao (CHN) 1997: Irina Stankina (RUS)

20 kilometres	1999: Liu Hongyu (CHN) 2002: Erica Alfridi (ITA) 2004: Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) 2006: Ryta Turava (BLR) 2008: Olga Kaniskina (RUS)

World Best Year Performance in Women's Race Walking

10 km walk	1983: Xu Yongjiu (CHN) 1984: Olga Krishtop (URS) 1985: Yan Hong (CHN) 1986: Yelena Kuznetsova (URS) 1987: Kerry Saxby (AUS) 1988: Kerry Saxby (AUS) 1989: Alina Ivanova (URS) 1990: Kerry Saxby (AUS) 1991: Alina Ivanova (URS) 1992: Ileana Salvador (ITA) 1993: Li Chunxiu (CHN) 1994: Gao Hongmiao (CHN) 1995: Larisa Ramazanova (RUS) 1996: Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) 1997: Irina Stankina (RUS) 1998: Olga Panfyorova (RUS)

20 km walk	1987: Kerry Saxby (AUS) 1988: Kerry Saxby (AUS) 1989: Olga Kardopoltseva (URS) 1990: Olga Kardopoltseva (URS) 1991: Marina Smyslova (URS) 1992: Tamara Romanova (EUN) 1993: Ileana Salvador (ITA) 1994: Yelena Gruzinova (RUS) 1995: Liu Hongyu (CHN) 1996: Feng Haixia (CHN) 1997: Erica Alfridi (ITA) 1998: Tatyana Sibileva (RUS) 1999: Nadezhda Ryashkina (RUS) 2000: Tatyana Gudkova (RUS) 2001: Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) 2002: Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) 2003: Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) 2004: Song Hongjuan (RUS) 2005: Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) 2006: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 2007: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 2008: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 2009: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 2010: Anisya Kirdyapkina (RUS)