Liu Xia (judoka)

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Liu Xia
Personal information
Born (1979-01-06) 6 January 1979 (age 45)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryChina
SportJudo
Weight class–78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesSilver (2004)
Asian Champ.Gold (2007)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens ‍–‍78 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Kuwait City ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2004 Almaty ‍–‍78 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2003 Jeju +78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF53019
JudoInside.com931
Updated on 31 May 2023.

Liu Xia (simplified Chinese: 刘霞; traditional Chinese: 劉霞; pinyin: Liú Xiá; born 6 January 1979, in Qingdao, Shandong) is a female Chinese judoka. She was the silver medalist in the ‍–‍78 kg category at the 2004 Athens Olympics.[1] She was the 2003 Summer Universiade gold medalist and won her first continental title at the 2007 Asian Championships.

Achievements[edit]

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2007 Asian Judo Championships 1st Half heavyweight (78 kg)
2004 Olympic Games 2nd Half heavyweight (78 kg)
Asian Judo Championships 2nd Half heavyweight (78 kg)
2003 Universiade 1st Heavyweight (+78 kg)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Liu Xia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.

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