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Liu Zige (simplified Chinese: 刘子歌; traditional Chinese: 劉子歌; pinyin: Liú Zǐgē, born March 31, 1989 in Benxi, Liaoning) is a world record holding swimmer from China. She swam for China at the 2008 Olympics, where she won the women's 200m butterfly in a new world record of 2:04.18.

Liu Zige
Personal information
Full nameLiu Zige
NationalityChinese
Born (1989-03-31) 31 March 1989 (age 33)
Benxi, Liaoning, China
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb; 10.6 st)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesbutterfly
Medal record
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing 200 m butterfly
World Championships (LC)
2013 Barcelona 200 m butterfly
2009 Rome 200 m butterfly
2011 Shanghai 200 m butterfly
World Championships (SC)
2010 Dubai 4×100 m medley
2012 Istanbul 100 m butterfly

Career


She won the women's 200 m butterfly Gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the final, she clocked a time of 2:04.18, breaking Jessicah Schipper's world record by over 1 second, and won China's only gold medal in swimming at the Games. Her teammate, Jiao Liuyang, took the silver in 2:04.72, also under the former world mark. Schipper took the bronze in 2:06.26.

Liu's win was considered a big upset, as she was relatively unknown prior to the Beijing Games. She made her international debut at the 2005 World Championships, where she placed 20th in the 200 m butterfly at 2:14.25. She progressed steadily afterwards, and prior to the Olympics, her best time was 2:07.76, from the Chinese Olympics Trials.

Liu, nicknamed "Lucy," spent some time training under Jessicah Schipper's swimming coach, Ken Wood, and Wood sold Schipper's training program to Liu's coach.[1] She would eventually beat Schipper and broke her world record in 200 meter butterfly during the 2008 Summer Olympics.

In 2009, Liu regained the 200m butterfly world record from Schipper at the Chinese National Games, with a time of 2:01:81[2] to win the gold medal. She later added the short course world record at the World Cup in Stockholm (2:02:50).[3] She then even shortened that time in the next meet at Berlin with the time of 2:00.78.


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Records
Preceded by Women's 200 metre Butterfly
World Record Holder (Long Course)

August 14, 2008 – July 29, 2009
Succeeded by
Mary Descenza
Preceded by Women's 200 metre Butterfly
World Record Holder (Long Course)

October 21, 2009 – present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Women's 200 metre Butterfly
World Record Holder (Short Course)

November 11, 2009 – December 3, 2014
Succeeded by

На других языках


[de] Liu Zige

Liu Zige (chin.: 刘子歌, Liú Zǐgē; * 31. März 1989 in Shanghai) ist eine chinesische Schwimmerin.
- [en] Liu Zige

[es] Liu Zige

Liu Zige (Benxi, Provincia de Liaoning; 31 de marzo de 1989) es una nadadora china que ganó la medalla de oro en los 200 metros mariposa en los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín 2008, batiendo además el récord mundial con un tiempo de 2:04,18.[1] Al año siguiente rebajó esa plusmarca a 2:01,81.

[it] Liu Zige

Liu Zige[1] (刘 子歌 S; Benxi, 31 marzo 1989) è un'ex nuotatrice cinese.

[ru] Лю Цзыгэ

Лю Цзыгэ́ (кит. упр. 刘子歌, пиньинь Liú Zǐgē, р.31 марта 1989) — китайская олимпийская чемпионка по плаванию, чемпионка мира.



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