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Wu Liuxi

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Nationality
  
Chinese

World Cup Finals
  
3

Weight
  
60 kg

World Championships
  
-

Height
  
1.65 m

Sport
  
Shooting

Role
  
Olympic athlete

Country
  
China

Name
  
Wu Liuxi


Born
  
December 16, 1984 (age 39) (
1984-12-16
)
Weinan, Shaanxi, China

Event(s)
  
AR40 (10m air rifle) STR3X20 (50m rifle 3 positions)

Interview of wu liuxi 10m air rifle women gold medalist at the fort benning 2013 issf world cup


Wu Liuxi (Chinese: 武柳希; pinyin: Wǔ Liǔxī; born December 16, 1984) is a Chinese female sport shooter. Born in Weinan, Shaanxi, she competed in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.

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Career

Wu Liuxi was selected for the Shaanxi Provincial Shooting Team when she was only 20 years old. She became known when she outperformed Zhao Yinghui and Du Li and tied the world record in women's air rifle with 400 points at the Fifth National Intercity Games. She was recruited for the national shooting team soon after that.

Wu is known for her calmness, composure and excellent emotional control.

Major achievements

  • 1995: Shaanxi Youth Sports Meet: First, women's 3*10 Shots Prone and 3*30 Shots Prone
  • 1998: Shanxi 11th Sports Meet: First, women's air rifle, 386 points, national record
  • 2002: National Championship Series (4th station): Second, women's 3*20
  • 2003: National Championship Series (3rd station): First, women's air rifle
  • 2003: Fifth National Intercity Games: First, women's air rifle
  • 2003: National Championship Series (4th station): First, women's 3*20
  • 2004: Malaysia Asian Championships: Third, women's air rifle

    • References

    Wu Liuxi Wikipedia
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