Chinese swimmer (born )
| Full&#;name | Jiao Liuyang |
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| Nationality | Chinese |
| Born | () August 6, (age&#;33) Harbin, Heilongjiang, China |
| Height | &#;cm (5&#;ft 8&#;in) |
| Weight | 63&#;kg (&#;lb) |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | butterfly |
In this Chinese name, the family name is Jiao.
Jiao Liuyang (simplified Chinese: 焦刘洋; traditional Chinese: 焦劉洋; pinyin: Jiāo Liúyáng; born August 6, ) is a Chinese swimmer, who specializes in the metre butterfly.
She competed at the Summer Olympics and finished second in the m butterfly in a time of , behind her teammate Liu Zige, who won the race in a time of Both swimmers swam faster than the former world record held by Australia's Jessicah Schipper ().
Before the Olympics, Jiao had competed at the World Swimming Championships in Melbourne, where she placed 4th in the m butterfly (). She had also won gold at the Asian Championships, setting a new championship record.[1]
In , she won two gold medals at the Asian Swimming Championships in the 50 m and m butterfly, setting championship records in both events.[1] That year, the Chinese 4 x m relay team also set a new world record time on the way to winning gold at the World Championships.[1] Individually, she also won a bronze medal in the m butterfly.[1]
She won three gold medals at the Asian Games, in the m and m butterfly, and as part of the Chinese 4 x m medley relay team. All three gold medals were won in times that were new Games records.[1] She went on to win gold at the World Championships, in the m butterfly.[1]
At the Summer Olympics, she went one place better, winning the m butterfly in a time of , setting a new Olympic record.[2] She also competed in the m butterfly, reaching the semifinal, and was part of the Chinese 4 x m medley team.[2] Following the Olympics, she won two silver medals at the World Short Course Swimming Championships, in the 50 m butterfly and the m butterfly.[1]
In long course
World long-course champions in women's 4× m medley relay | |
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