Liu Wenjun (born 5 May 1995) is a

Paralympian The Paralympic Games or Paralympics is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disabilities. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Kore ...

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from China competing mainly in category T54 wheelchair sprint and middle-distance events. Liu competed in the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China, from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

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, China. There she won a gold medal in the women's 4 × 100 metre relay T53/54, a silver medal in the women's 100 m T54, finished seventh in the women's 800 m T54 and finished sixth in the women's Marathon T54. Four years later she won gold again, winning the 100m sprint at the

2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international Multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Sum ...

in London. Wenjun took two gold medals in the 100m T54 and relay T53/54 at the

2016 Summer Paralympics The 2016 Summer Paralympics (), the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for disabled sports, athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, f ...

in Rio.

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* 1995 births Living people Paralympic athletes for China Paralympic gold medalists for China Paralympic silver medalists for China World record holders in para-athletics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) World Para Athletics Championships winners Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships Medalists at the 2010 Asian Para Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Para Games Asian Para Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Para Games gold medalists for China Asian Para Games silver medalists for China 21st-century Chinese sportswomen Chinese female wheelchair racers {{PRChina-Paralympic-medalist-stub