Liu Yuan-kai (born 2 December 1981) is a Taiwanese athlete who specialises in the

sprinting Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an op ...

events. He represented his country at the

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and 2013 World Championships as well as four consecutive Asian Games.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

– 10.29 (+0.9 m/s, Yunlin 2006) *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

– 20.84 (+0.5 m/s, Tainan 2007) *

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

– 47.31 (Kaohsiung 1999) Indoor * 60 metres – 6.90 (Tehran 2004)

References

1981 births Living people Taiwanese male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Chinese Taipei Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games silver medalists for Chinese Taipei Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Competitors at the 2003 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2005 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2007 Summer Universiade {{Taiwan-athletics-bio-stub