Liu Xia (judoka)

Liu Xia (simplified Chinese: 刘霞; traditional Chinese: 劉霞; pinyin: Liú Xiá; born 6 January 1979, in Qingdao, Shandong) is a female Chinese judoka. She was the silver medalist in the ‍–‍78 kg category at the 2004 Athens Olympics.[1] She was the 2003 Summer Universiade gold medalist and won her first continental title at the 2007 Asian Championships.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Liu Xia
Personal information
Born (1979-01-06) 6 January 1979
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryChina
SportJudo
Weight class–78 kg
Achievements and titles
Asian Champ.Gold (2007)
Olympic GamesSilver (2004)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens ‍–‍78 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Kuwait City ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2004 Almaty ‍–‍78 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2003 Jeju +78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF53019
JudoInside.com931
Updated on 31 May 2023.

Achievements
YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2007Asian Judo Championships 1stHalf heavyweight (78 kg)
2004Olympic Games 2ndHalf heavyweight (78 kg)
Asian Judo Championships 2ndHalf heavyweight (78 kg)
2003Universiade 1stHeavyweight (+78 kg)

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Liu Xia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.


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