Liu Yu (born 1 June 1989) is a Chinese
para swimmer
Para swimming is an adaptation of the sport of swimming for athletes with disabilities. Para swimmers compete at the Summer Paralympic Games and at other sports competitions throughout the world. The sport is governed by the International Paralym ...
.
Career
Liu competed in her first Paralympic games at the
2020 Tokyo Paralympics
The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the Inte ...
, where she won two gold medals in the
50 metre backstroke (WR 44.68) and in the
150m Individual Medley SM4 (2:41.91).
References
1989 births
Living people
Paralympic gold medalists for China
Paralympic bronze medalists for China
Paralympic swimmers for China
Chinese female backstroke swimmers
Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games
S4-classified para swimmers
Paralympic medalists in swimming
21st-century Chinese sportswomen
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