Liu Xuxu
Personal information
Born (1989-01-10) 10 January 1989 (age 35)
Occupation(s)Martial artist, athlete
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Sport
SportWushu
Event(s)Changquan. Daoshu, Gunshu
TeamHong Kong Wushu Team (2015-present)
Medal record
Representing  Hong Kong
Women's Wushu Taolu
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Jakarta Daoshu
Gold medal – first place 2015 Jakarta Duilian
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kazan Daoshu
Gold medal – first place 2019 Shanghai Gunshu
Gold medal – first place 2019 Shanghai Duilian
Silver medal – second place 2015 Jakarta Changquan
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kazan Changquan
Silver medal – second place 2019 Shanghai Daoshu
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kazan Gunshu
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2016 Fuzhou Changquan
Gold medal – first place 2016 Fuzhou Daoshu
Gold medal – first place 2016 Fuzhou Gunshu
Gold medal – first place 2018 Yangon Daoshu
Gold medal – first place 2018 Yangon Gunshu
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Fuzhou Duilian
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Changquan

Liu Xuxu (simplified Chinese: 刘徐徐; traditional Chinese: 劉徐徐; pinyin: Liúxúxú; born 10 January, 1989) is a professional wushu taolu athlete from Hong Kong. Within three renditions of the World Wushu Championships, she has already become a nine-time medalist and five-time world champion.

Career

Originally a member of the Shandong Wushu Team, Liu relocated to Hong Kong and made her debut at the 2015 World Wushu Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, where she became the world champion in daoshu and duilian, and also won a silver medal in changquan.[1] Her success qualified her for the 1st Taolu World Cup in Fuzhou, China, where she became a triple gold medalist in her primary disciplines and also won a bronze medal in duilian.[2] A year later, she competed in the 2017 World Wushu Championships in Kazan, Russia, and won medals of all colors in her main disciplines.[3] At the following world cup in Yangon in 2018, she was a double gold medalist in daoshu and gunshu, but did not compete in changquan.[4] At the 2019 World Wushu Championships, she was the gold champion in gunshu and duilian, won a silver medal in daoshu, and finished in fourth place in changquan.[5] Four years later at the 2022 Asian Games, Liu won the silver medal in women's changquan.[6]

Competitive history

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Year Event CQ DS GS GRP
2015 World Championships 4 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2016 Asian Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2017 World Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018 World Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 World Championships 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2020 did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic
2023 Asian Games 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ "13th World Wushu Championships, 2015, Jakarta, Indonesia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  2. ^ Qiu, Shui (2016-12-12). "巾帼不让须眉 武术世界杯女子长拳前八名香港选手刘旭旭独占鳌头" [Women do not let the beard and eyebrows, Liu Xuxu, the top eight women's Changquan in the Wushu World Cup, takes the lead in Hong Kong]. Headline Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  3. ^ "14th World Wushu Championships, 2017, Kazan, Russia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  4. ^ "2nd Taolu World Cup 2018 Yangon Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2018-11-18. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  5. ^ "15th World Wushu Championships, Shanghai, China, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  6. ^ "Liu Xuxu wins silver in Changquan Wushu in Hangzhou". RTHK. 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2023-09-25.

External links

World champions in women's daoshu
World champions in women's gunshu
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