Lü Xiuzhi

Lü Xiuzhi (Chinese: 吕秀芝; pinyin: lǚ xìu zhī; born 26 October 1993 in Shexian, Anhui) is a Chinese female race walker specializing in 20 kilometers racewalking. Lü is two bronze medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics and at the 2016 Summer Olympics[1] she is also the silver medalist at the Beijing 2015 IAAF World Championships.

Lü Xiuzhi
Personal information
Born (1993-10-26) 26 October 1993
Anhui, China
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight45 kg (99 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
SportAthletics
Event(s)Racewalking
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de Janeiro20 km walk
Bronze medal – third place2012 London20 km walk
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 Beijing20 km walk
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2014 Incheon20 km walk

References
  1. "Xiuzhi Lu". London2012.com. LOCOG. Archived from the original on 2013-04-07. Retrieved 2014-10-04.


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