Liu Yukun (born 4 December 1997)[1] is a Chinese sport shooter and Olympic champion.[2] At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Liu set the Olympic qualifying record and won gold in the men's 50 metres rifle three positions.[3][4][5]
 Liu at the 2024 Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 4, 1997 Xi'an, Shaanxi, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  China | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sport shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was named the athlete of the year in October 2024 by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) at Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range, Tughlakabad, India.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Liu Yukun". ISSF-sports.org.
- ^ "China's Liu breaks men's 50m rifle 3 positions world record twice at ISSF World Cup". People's Daily. 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Shooting: Liu Yukun (CHN) sets Qualifying Olympic Record in men's 50m rifle 3 positions". Olympics.com. 31 July 2024.
- ^ "2024 Olympic Games, Day 5: new qualification world record in 50m rifle 3 positions men's for China's Yukun Liu and gold in trap women's for Guatemalan Adriana Ruano Oliva (with record too)". All4Shooters.com. 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Results, Final". Paris 2024. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ shivampatel1 (2024-10-21). "Liu Yukun, Yang Ji-in Shine as ISSF Athletes of the Year". adda247. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
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