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3 de ene. de 2024 · Liu Xiang equals the World record to take gold in the 110m Hurdles in Athens (© Getty Images) His initial breakthrough came in 2002, when he clocked 13.12 in Lausanne, setting an Asian record and breaking the 25-year-old world U20 record held by the celebrated US high hurdles practitioner Renaldo ‘Skeets’ Nehemiah.
Liu Xiang equals the world record to take gold in the 110m hurdles in Athens (© Getty Images) Athens, GreeceIt all began on a cold summer evening in Lausanne, Switzerland on Tuesday 2 July 2002. Standing behind the starting blocks ready to compete in his first European Grand Prix meeting 18-year-old Xiang Liu was looking straight at the finish line, concentrating on the task ahead of him.
11 de jul. de 2006 · Liu Xiang was the joint holder of the previous best of 12.91, which he equalled when winning the Olympic title on 27 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The original 12.91 record had been set in Stuttgart, Germany, by Britain's Colin Jackson who established that mark when winning the World Championship gold on 20 August 1993.
7 de abr. de 2015 · Liu Xiang emerges on the world stage by winning the 110m hurdles at the Universiade, his first major international meeting, in Beijing, then wins again at the National Games. 2004.
Liu Xiang (born July 13, 1983) is a Chinese hurdling athlete. He is 189 cm tall and weighs 74 kg. He is an Olympic gold medal winner. Liu broke the World Junior and Asian record for hurdles in 2002.
Liu Xiang: Special Notes. Bearer of the Olympic Flag at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics; Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (1–0–0 2001 Beijing ATH gold: 110 m hurdles) Listed in Current Olympic Record Holders in Athletics (110 m hurdles 12.91 (2004))
7 de abr. de 2015 · China's 2004 Olympic 110m hurdles champion Liu Xiang announced his retirement on Sina Weibo, China's version of Twitter, on Tuesday (7). Liu became China's first Olympic men’s champion in athletics when he won in Athens, equalling what was then the world record of 12.91.
