Age, Biography and Wiki
Liu Hong was born on 12 May, 1987 in Anfu County, China, is a Chinese racewalker. Discover Liu Hong's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 36 years old?
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36 years old |
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12 May |
Birthplace |
Anfu County, China |
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China
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She is a member of famous Racewalker with the age 36 years old group.
Liu Hong Height, Weight & Measurements
At 36 years old, Liu Hong height is 1.60 m and Weight 50 kg.
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1.60 m |
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50 kg |
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Liu Hong Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Liu Hong worth at the age of 36 years old? Liu Hong’s income source is mostly from being a successful Racewalker. She is from China. We have estimated Liu Hong's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Racewalker |
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Timeline
Liu Hong (born 12 May 1987) is a Chinese race walker.
Liu is a two-time gold medalist at the Asian Games, winning in 2006 and 2010.
In her early career, she was the World Junior Champion in 2006.
She first came to prominence by winning the World Junior and Asian Games titles in 2006.
After a poor global debut at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics (19th), she rebounded with a fourth-place finish at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
She placed fourth at the Summer Olympics in 2008 and was retrospectively upgraded to silver in 2012 Olympic 20 km racewalking.
She secured her first major medal at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, taking the bronze medal.
Liu retained her title at the 2010 Asian Games and broke the Games record with a time of 1:30:06 hours.
Liu has won multiple medals in the World Championships in Athletics, including four gold medals in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2019 and a silver medal in 2009.
Later that year she took the national title at the 11th Chinese National Games.
She opened her 2011 season with a win on the 2011 racewalking circuit at the Memorial Mario Albisetti.
She followed this with a win in Taicang, equalling her personal best in the process.
A third circuit win came in Dublin that year.
She won the gold medal at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.
Liu broke the Asian record for the 20 km walk in Taicang in 2012, defeating Wang Yan's decade-old record with a time of 1:25:46 hours.
She placing third behind Qieyang Shenjie who also broke her Asian record, at the 2012 London Olympics.
Liu won at the 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Challenge Final, however, and defeated Qieyang en route to breaking Jin Bingjie's 22-year-old Asian record for the 5000 m walk at the Chinese University Games.
She set an event record in her first race of 2013, winning the Memorial Albisetti in a time of 1:27:06 hours.
She broke the world record for the 20 km walk at the Gran Premio Cantones de La Coruña.
Taking advantage of warm conditions, she completed the distance in 1:24:38 hours, walking the second 10 km faster than the first, to improve the world record by 24 seconds.
This was the fastest time ever, also beating Olimpiada Ivanova and Olga Kaniskina's times that were not ratified as records due to a lack of international judges.
She was the runner-up at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup in 2014.
She is the world record holder over the Olympic 20 km distance with a time of 1:24:38 hours, set in 2015.
Liu is the 2016 Olympic 20 km racewalking gold medalist.
However, since Russia's Olga Kaniskina was disqualified in March 2016 for doping, Liu is expected to be awarded the bronze medal.
After testing positive for higenamine in May 2016, she was banned from 13 June to 13 July 2016.
She won the gold medal with 1:28:35 in women's 20 km walk at Rio Olympic Games on 19 August 2016.
After a year off competition to have a baby, in 2019 she became the first woman ever to finish the 50 kilometer walk in less than four hours, finishing in 3 hours, 59 minutes and 15 seconds at the Chinese Race Walk Grand Prix.
Later that year, she won her third gold medal in the 20 km walk at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics in Doha, Qatar.