Jiao Liuyang

Jiao Liuyang (simplified Chinese: 焦刘洋; traditional Chinese: 焦劉洋; pinyin: Jiāo Liúyáng; born August 6, 1991 in Harbin, Heilongjiang) is a female Chinese swimmer, who currently owns the textile world record in the 200-metre butterfly.

Jiao Liuyang
Personal information
Full nameJiao Liuyang
NationalityChinese
Born (1991-08-06) August 6, 1991
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesbutterfly

She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished second in the 200 m butterfly at 2:04.72, behind her teammate Liu Zige, who won the race in 2:04.18. Both girls were under the former world record held by Australia's Jessicah Schipper (2:05.40).

Before the Olympics, Jiao had competed at the 2007 World Swimming Championships in Melbourne, where she placed 4th in the 200 m butterfly (2:07.22).

Major achievements

Records

  • 2006 Asian Championships - (Tournament Record)

Personal Bests

In long course

  • 50 m butterfly: 26.04 Asian, Chinese Record (April 11, 2009)[3]
  • 100 m butterfly: 57.16 Asian, Chinese Record (April 10, 2009)[3]

See also

References

  1. London 2012 - Women's 200m Butterfly Final Results Archived 2012-12-05 at Archive.today
  2. "London Olympics: China's Jiao takes butterfly crown". Retrieved 02-08-2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. "Jiao Liuyang sweeps 3 butterfly titles with 2 Asian records". www.chinaview.cn. 2009-04-12. Archived from the original on 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2009-04-20.


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