Liu Dong (; born 27 December 1973 in

Jinzhou Jinzhou (, ), formerly Chinchow, is a coastal prefecture-level city in central-west Liaoning province, China. It is a geographically strategic city located in the Liaoxi Corridor, which connects most of the land transports between North Chin ...

) is a retired

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middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

. She holds the current Asian record over

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with 1:55.54 minutes. She set that record while winning at the 7th Chinese National Games. Her personal best over

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

was 3:56.31 minutes. She was trained from 1991 to 1993 by the famous

Ma Junren Ma Junren (; born October 28, 1944) is a famous and controversial Chinese track coach. He trained several world-class middle and long distance female runners including Wang Junxia and Qu Yunxia, who hold several world records. He and his pupils a ...

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. She is married to Spanish coach Luis Miguel Landa and lives in Spain. She competed at the 2014

Cross della Vallagarina The Cross della Vallagarina is an annual cross country running competition that is held in mid-January in Rovereto, Italy. The competition derives its name from the Vallagarina valley in which the city is located. It was first held in 1978 followin ...

and placed 15th.Mills, Steven (2014-01-12)
Ayalew tested, but triumphant, in Elgoibar – cross-country round-up
IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-23. Liu acted as a

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for the famous 1500 at the 1993 Chinese National Games, where

Qu Yunxia Qu Yunxia (; born 25 December 1972 in Dalian) is a Chinese Olympic athlete who specialized in the 1500 metres. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona she won a bronze medal in 1500 m. On 9 November 1993 she set the world record in the 1500 me ...

set the

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that stood for almost 22 years. When Liu set her personal best in the same race four years later, it was the #15 mark of all time. Only 5 non-Chinese women had ever run faster, the others on the list being the Chinese women who had beaten Liu in those two races.

International competitions

Honors and awards

* Special Prize of the XXXV Career of Science of the Superior Council of Scientific Research. "By their professional values", Madrid (ESP) 2015. * Prize "As Image for the World in Sport and Culture" of "The World Sport and Culture Exchange Communication Festival", Beijing (CHI) 2016.

Publications

"Long distance training for women"
Libros Cúpula

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Liu, Dong 1973 births Living people People from Jinzhou Runners from Liaoning Chinese female middle-distance runners World Athletics Championships athletes for China World Athletics Championships medalists Chinese emigrants to Spain World Athletics Championships winners

International competitions

Honors and awards

Publications

See also

References