Shaolin Sándor Liu
Shaolin Sándor Liu (Chinese: 劉少林; pinyin: Liú Shàolín; Mandarin pronunciation: [ljǒu ʂâu lǐn]; born 20 November 1995) is a Hungarian Olympic champion short track speed skater.[1][2]
![]() Liu in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Native name | 劉少林 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Liu Shaolin Sándor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Shaolin Sándor Liu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Hungarian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Budapest, Hungary | 20 November 1995||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Short track speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m, 3000 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | FTC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 500 m: 39.732 (2019) 1,000 m: 1:23.163 (2018) 1,500 m: 2:10.553 (2017) 3,000 m: 4:46.110 (2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Simplified Chinese | 刘少林 | ||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 劉少林 | ||||||||
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Career
Born to a Chinese father and a Hungarian mother, Liu started the sport in 2006. Before taking up skating, Liu and his brother Shaoang swam for two years, but they frequently got colds as a result.[3] After looking for different sports to compete in, they took up short track speed skating.
In 2006 the World Championships were held in Hungary. Their father assisted the Chinese team during their stay, helping with their stay and with guiding them around.[3] After the Chinese team suggested his two sons should go train in China due to their half-Chinese ethnicity,[3] Liu's father agreed to take the boys to China, where they trained for one and a half years.[3] After returning from China they began to win various minor competitions in Europe.[3] In 2012 Zhang Jing came from China to coach Liu and his brother.[3]
Liu represented Hungary at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[4] He has won multiple medals at the World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships.[5] and placed third overall at the 2016 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships.[6]
He finished in fifth position at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the men's 1500m event before winning gold in the 5000m relay, which was also Hungary's first-ever Winter Olympics title.[7]
Personal life
Liu's younger brother Shaoang Liu is also a short track speed skater. He was second in the 1500m, third in the 500m, and fifth overall at the 2016 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships.[8] Though born to a Chinese father from Tianjin, Liu speaks Chinese with a noticeable Northeastern accent due to his year and a half spent in the Northeastern region of China. He was in a relationship with fellow speed skater Elise Christie from 2015 to 2018.[9][10]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sándor Liu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
Full name: Shaolin “Sándor” Liu
- "Short Track Speed Skating | Athlete Profile: Shaolin Sandor LIU – Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". Pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- Duran, Andres. "Featured interview: Liu Brothers (HUN) – ISU". www.isu.org. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- "Sochi 2014 site". www.sochi2014.com. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- "Rp gyorskori: Liu Shaolin megnyerte a junior-vb-t" [Rp quick time: Shaolin Liu won the junior World Championships]. nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- Men's overall results
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/42981265
- Liu Shaolin (28 January 2016). "93 days since Together". Twitter. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- Falkingham, Katie (16 November 2018). "Elise Christie: Speed skater considered quitting after Winter Olympics". BBC News.
- Rutlzer, Peter (14 February 2018). "Winter Olympics: The couples spending Valentine's Day in PyeongChang". i.
External links
Media related to Shaolin Sándor Liu at Wikimedia Commons
- Sandor Liu Shaolin at the International Skating Union
- Sandor Liu Shaolin at the International Olympic Committee
Awards | ||
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Preceded by Balázs Baji |
Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 2018 |
Succeeded by Kristóf Milák |