Qu Yunxia

Qu Yunxia (simplified Chinese: 曲云霞; traditional Chinese: 曲雲霞; pinyin: Qǔ Yúnxiá; born 25 December 1972 in Dalian) is a Chinese Olympic athlete who specialized in the 1500 metres.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Qu.
Qu Yunxia
Personal information
Born25 December 1972
Dalian, China
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 1500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1993 Stuttgart3000 m
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place1990 Plovdiv1500 m

At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona she won a bronze medal in 1500 m.

On 9 November 1993 she set the world record in the 1500 metres at 3:50.46 minutes[1] while running in the National Games of China in Beijing. The record stood 22 years, until broken on 17 July 2015, by Genzebe Dibaba who was the only non-Chinese athlete to seriously challenge the mark during that period.

She won the 3000 metres at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics, setting what will likely be the permanent Championship Record in the event due to women switching to the 5,000 metres distance beginning in 1995.

See also

References
  1. All-time Women's best 1500 m Retrieved 2015-07-24.


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