Jiao Liuyang (; born August 6, 1991 in

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) is a female

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, who specializes in the 200-metre butterfly.

Career

She competed at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

and finished second in the 200 m butterfly in a time of 2:04.72, behind her teammate

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, who won the race in a time of 2:04.18. Both swimmers swam faster than the former world record held by Australia's

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(2:05.40). Before the Olympics, Jiao had competed at the 2007 World Swimming Championships in Melbourne, where she placed 4th in the 200 m butterfly (2:07.22). She had also won gold at the 2006 Asian Championships, setting a new championship record. In 2009, she won two gold medals at the

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in the 50 m and 100 m butterfly, setting championship records in both events. That year, the Chinese 4 x 100 m relay team also set a new world record time on the way to winning gold at the

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. Individually, she also won a bronze medal in the 100 m butterfly. She won three gold medals at the

2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), was a regional multi-sport event celebrated from November 12 to November 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, although several events ...

, in the 100 m and 200 m butterfly, and as part of the Chinese 4 x 100 m medley relay team. All three gold medals were won in times that were new Games records. She went on to win gold at the 2011 World Championships, in the 200 m butterfly. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, she went one place better, winning the 200 m butterfly in a time of 2:94.96, setting a new Olympic record. She also competed in the 100 m butterfly, reaching the semifinal, and was part of the Chinese 4 x 100 m medley team. Following the Olympics, she won two silver medals at the World Short Course Swimming Championships, in the 50 m butterfly and the 200 m butterfly.

Major achievements

*2005 National Games - 2nd 200 m fly (2:10.31); * 2006 Asian Championships - 1st 200 m fly (2:08.54) *

2008 Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nati ...

- 2nd 200 m fly (2:04.72) * 2009 World Championships - 3rd 100 m fly (56.86) *

2009 Asian Swimming Championships The 8th Asian Swimming Championships were held November 25–28, 2009 in Foshan, China. It featured 38 different events (19 male, 19 female), all of which were contested in a 50m (long course An Olympic-size swimming pool conforms to regulated ...

- 1st 50 m fly, 1st 100 m fly, 2nd 200 m fly *

, 1st 100 m and 200 m butterfly, 1st 4 x 100 m medley relay *

2011 World Aquatics Championships The 14th FINA World Championships () were held on 16–31 July 2011 in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. The 2011 World Championships featured five aquatics disciplines: swimming, water polo, diving, open water, and synchro ...

- 1st 200 m fly *

- 1st 200 m Butterfly *2012 World Short Course Championships - 2nd 50 m butterfly and 200 m butterfly *

2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games ( ko, 2014년 아시아 경기대회/2014년 아시안 게임, Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 17th Asian Games ( ko, 제17회 아시아 경기대회/제17회 ...

- 1st 200 m butterfly

Records

*2006 Asian Championships - (Tournament Record)

Personal Bests

In long course * 50 m butterfly: 26.04 Asian, Chinese Record (April 11, 2009) * 100 m butterfly: 57.16 Asian, Chinese Record (April 10, 2009)

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