Qu Yunxia

Qu Yunxia

Personal information
Born	25 December 1972
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  China Olympic Games Bronze 1992 Barcelona 1500 m World Championships Gold 1993 Stuttgart 3000 m World Junior Championships Gold 1990 Plovdiv 1500 m

Qu Yunxia (simplified Chinese: 曲云霞; traditional Chinese: 曲雲霞; pinyin: Qǔ Yúnxiá; born 25 December 1972) is a Chinese Olympic athlete who specialized in the 1500 metres.

At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona she won a bronze medal on 1500 m. In 1993 she achieved the still standing world record in the 1500 metres at 3:50.46 minutes while running in the National Games of the People's Republic of China in Beijing. A few weeks earlier, she had won the 3000 metres at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics.

See also

• China at the World Championships in Athletics

References

• Sports Reference

Records
Preceded by Tatyana Kazankina	Women's 1,500m World Record Holder 1993-09-11 —	Succeeded by Incumbent