Wu Liuxi (; born December 16, 1984) is a Chinese sport shooter. Born in

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, she competed in the

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and

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Career

Wu Liuxi was selected for the

Provincial Shooting Team when she was only 20 years old. She became known when she outperformed

Zhao Yinghui Zhao Yinghui (; born October 20, 1981, in Shijiazhuang, Hebei) is a Chinese sport shooter who competed in 10 metre air rifle at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the 2004 Summer Olympics, and the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), o ...

and Du Li and tied the world record in women's

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with 400 points at the

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. She was recruited for the national shooting team soon after that. Wu is known for her calmness, composure, and excellent emotional control.

Major achievements

* 1995: Shaanxi Youth Sports Meet: First, women's 3*10 Shots Prone and 3*30 Shots Prone * 1998: Shanxi 11th Sports Meet: First, women's air rifle, 386 points, national record * 2002: National Championship Series (4th station): Second, women's 3*20 * 2003: National Championship Series (3rd station): First, women's air rifle * 2003: Fifth National Intercity Games: First, women's air rifle * 2003: National Championship Series (4th station): First, women's 3*20 * 2004: Malaysia Asian Championships: Third, women's air rifle

Olympic results

World records

References

External links

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* 1984 births Living people Chinese female sport shooters ISSF rifle shooters Olympic shooters for China People from Weinan Shooters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2008 Summer Olympics World record holders in shooting Asian Games medalists in shooting Sport shooters from Shaanxi Shooters at the 2006 Asian Games Shooters at the 2010 Asian Games Shooters at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games silver medalists for China Asian Games bronze medalists for China Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games {{PRChina-sportshooting-bio-stub