Liu Xuan (CHN)

1996 World B Champ
1998 World Cup B Champ
2000 Olympic AA Bronze Medalist and B Gold Medalist

Liu was born on March 12, 1979, in Changsha, Hunan Province.  She was the first female gymnast to perform a one-arm giant swing on uneven bars.  She was especially good on beam, winning the World title in 1996, the World Cup title in 1998 and the Olympic title in 2000.  She was the first Chinese female gymnast to win an all-around gymnastics medal at the Olympics. 

Competition Results

1994

Asia Junior Gymnastics Championships:  1st Team, 1st AA, 1st B

Asian Games:  1st Team, 2nd UB

DTB Cup:  1st B, 4th UB, 8th FX

Swiss Cup:  3rd B, 4th UB, 6th FX

World Championships (Dortmund):  4th Team

 

1995

China Cup:  2nd AA

Pre-Olympics:  5th AA

Subway Challenge:  3rd AA

USA-BLR-CHN Tri-Meet:  8th AA

 

1996

Olympic Games:  4th Team, 75th AA (prelims)

World Championships (San Juan):  1st B, 8th UB

 

1997

BLR-CHN-SUI Tri-Meet:  1st AA
East Asian Games:  1st AA, 1st B

World Championships (Lausanne):  3rd Team, 7th AA

 

1998

Asian Games:  1st Team, 1st AA, 1st B

China Cup:  8th AA

CHN Nationals:  1st AA

French International:  3rd B, 4th UB

Sagit Cup:  1st UB, 6th B

World Cup:  1st B, 3rd UB

 

1999

American Cup:  6th AA

3-on-3 International:  5th Team

2000
Olympic Games:  3rd Team, 3rd AA, 1st B

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