Liu Junxi | |
Native Name: | Chinese: 刘俊茜 |
Birth Place: | Taizhou, Jiangsu, China[1] |
Sport: | Sport of athletics |
Event: | 60 metres hurdles 110 metres hurdles |
Pb: | 60mH |
Hometown: | Jiangsu, China |
Updated: | 6 April 2024 |
Liu Junxi (Chinese: 刘俊茜; born 11 December 2003) is a Chinese hurdler. He has represented China at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships, finishing 12th overall, and he has won several regional and international competitions.
Liu first represented China at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships, where he qualified for the semifinals of the 60 m hurdles and finished 12th overall.[2]
Liu won the 2024 Astana Indoor Meeting in a meeting record time of 7.58 for 60 metres hurdles. He also won the first leg of the Chinese Indoor Athletics Invitational Championships series.
Liu was born in Taizhou, Jiangsu, China and he represents Jiangsu in Chinese competition. He initially competed in the long jump at Jingjiang City Primary School, and he was not particularly tall. He was accepted to the Taizhou City Sports School where he then began professional training.
He has been described as part of a new generation of Chinese hurdlers, and he has been compared with Liu Xiang to the point that some Chinese commentators have asked, "Do people with the surname Liu run fast?".[3]
Mark | class=unsortable | ! | Competition | Venue | Date | class=unsortable | ||
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1 | 14.47 | Yangtze River Delta Elite Meeting | ||||||
2 | 14.01 | CAA Training Base Permit Meeting | ||||||
3 | 13.69 | CAA Training Base Permit Meeting | ||||||
4 | 13.68 | National Athletics Grand Prix Series | ||||||
5 | 13.64 | National Grand Prix | ||||||
6 | 13.50 | National Grand Prix | ||||||
7 | 13.40 | National Grand Prix |