Wu Liuxi (; born December 16, 1984) is a Chinese

sport shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such a ...

. Born in

Weinan Weinan () is a prefecture-level city in the east central Shaanxi province, China. The city lies on the lower section of the Wei River confluence into the Yellow River, about east of the provincial capital Xi'an, and borders the provinces of Shan ...

Shaanxi Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see #Name, § Name) is a landlocked Provinces of China, province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichu ...

, she competed in the

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

and

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

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 and

Du Li Du Li (; born 5 March 1982 in Yiyuan, Zibo, Shandong) is a female Chinese sport shooter who was a gold medalist at the 2004 Olympics and the 2008 Olympics; she has also won titles at World Cup, World Championships and the Asian Games. Career Du ...

and tied the world record in women's

air rifle An air gun or airgun is a gun that fires projectiles pneumatically with compressed air or other gases that are mechanically pressurized ''without'' involving any chemical reactions, in contrast to a firearm, which pressurizes gases ''chem ...

with 400 points at the Fifth National Intercity Games. 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

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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