Liu Yang (; born 29 October 1986) is a Chinese athlete specialising in the

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

. He won a silver medal at the

2018 Asian Games The 2018 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, was a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 A ...

. In addition, he won a gold medal at the 2016 Asian Indoor Championships. His personal bests in the event are 19.77 metres outdoors (Shenyang 2013) and 19.50 metres indoors (Nanjing 2013).

International competitions

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1986 births Living people Chinese male shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games 21st-century Chinese people New Zealand Athletics Championships winners Asian Indoor Athletics Championships winners {{PRChina-athletics-bio-stub