Liu Yutong (born 5 March 2004) is a
Chinese
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**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
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para badminton
Para-badminton is a variant of badminton for athletes with a range of physical disabilities. Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the main governing body for para-badminton starting from June 2011. The sport was governed by Para Badminton World Fede ...
player. She won gold in
para-badminton
Para-badminton is a variant of badminton for athletes with a range of physical disabilities. Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the main governing body for para-badminton starting from June 2011. The sport was governed by Para Badminton World Fed ...
at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
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in the women's singles WH2 event. She also won silver in the women's doubles WH1''–''WH2 event with her partner
Yin Menglu.
Personal life
Liu was born in
Cangzhou
Cangzhou () is a prefecture-level city in eastern Hebei province, People's Republic of China. At the 2020 census, Cangzhou's built-up (''or metro'') area made of Yunhe, Xinhua districts and Cang County largely being conurbated had a populatio ...
. In 2009, Liu was involved in a traffic accident which caused her to lose both of her legs. In 2016, she was drafted to the Chinese national wheelchair badminton team.
Achievements
Paralympic Games
''Women's singles WH2''
''Women's doubles WH1–WH2''
World Championships
''Women's singles''
''Women's doubles''
Asian Para Games
''Women's singles''
''Women's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
Asian Championships
''Women's singles''
Asian Youth Para Games
''Women's singles''
International Tournaments (9 titles, 1 runner-up)
''Women's singles''
''Women's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
References
Notes
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2004 births
Living people
People from Cangzhou
Chinese female badminton players
Paralympic badminton players for China
Paralympic gold medalists for China
Paralympic silver medalists for China
Paralympic medalists in badminton
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2018 Asian Para Games
Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games
Chinese para-badminton players
21st-century Chinese women