Liu Yuanyuan

Liu Yuanyuan (simplified Chinese: 柳圆圆; traditional Chinese: 柳圓圓; pinyin: Liǔ Yuányuán; born March 17, 1982, in Dalian) is a retired Chinese female biathlete and cross-country skier who represented China at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino.^[1]

Liu Yuanyuan

Personal information
Born	(1982-03-07) 7 March 1982 (age 41) Dalian, China
Medal record Representing  China Women's cross-country skiing Asian Winter Games 2011 Astana-Almaty 4×5 km relay Women's biathlon Asian Winter Games 2011 Astana-Almaty 4×6 km relay Junior World Championships 2000 Hochfilzen 3 × 7.5 km relay

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

During the 2006–07 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Liu placed 4th at the 10 km freestyle race in Changchun.^[2] This landed her at 53rd place in the final World Cup ranking, making her the best Chinese cross-country skier of all time up to that point.^[3] Her record would stand for 15 years, until Wang Qiang became the first Chinese athlete to win a medal at the 2021-2022 World Cup.^[4]

Liu retired from cross-country skiing in 2011.^[5]

References

1. . Archived from the original on 2010-02-19. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
2. "Statistics - Ranks & Positions".
3. "Cup standings".
4. https://min.news/en/sport/4ddd6624b88b36e611426b7754dc0fce.html
5. "LIU Yuanyuan - Athlete Information".

External links

• Liu Yuanyuan at IBU 
• Liu Yuanyuan at FIS (cross-country) 
• Liu Yuanyuan at Olympedia 
• Liu Yuanyuan at the Chinese Olympic Committee