Liu Shixiang Explained

Liu Shixiang (born 13 January 1971 in Wulian County, Shandong province) is a retired Chinese long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres.

Her personal best time was 14:32.33 minutes, achieved in October 1997 in Shanghai. She also had 8:55.89 minutes in the 3000 metres and 30:55.83 minutes in the 10,000 metres.

She was absent from a mandatory drug test in 2001 and received a two-year ban.^[1]

International competitions

Representing
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	—	1500m	DNF
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	6th	3000m	9:20.88
1990		Plovdiv, Bulgaria	2nd	3000 m^[2]	9:10.54
1990		Aix-les-Bains, France	bgcolor=gold	1st	Junior race (4.4 km)	14:19
1998		Fukuoka, Japan	2nd	5000 m	15:53.76
		Fukuoka, Japan	1st	10,000 m^[3]	32:28.49
		Johannesburg, South Africa	6th	5000 m	16:51.74

Notes and References

IAAF News n.48, April 2001, p.11: Positive cases in athletics, sanctioned definitively, According to information received by the IAAF as at 13 April 2001
http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wj.htm IAAF World Junior Championships
http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asg.htm Asian Championships