Wu Liuxi
Encyclopedia
Wu Liuxi is a female Chinese sports shooter
. She competed in the 2004
and 2008 Summer Olympics
.
Provincial Shooting
Team when she was only 20 years old. She became known when she outperformed Zhao Yinghui
and Du Li
and tied the world record in women's air rifle with 400 points at the Fifth National Intercity Games. She was recruited for the national shooting team soon after that.
Wu is known for her calmness, composure and excellent emotional control.
Shooting sports
A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...
. She competed in the 2004
Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics
In shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 390 competitors from 106 nations contested 17 events . The competition took place at the Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre, located in the east of the Greek region of Attica....
and 2008 Summer Olympics
Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Shooting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field...
.
Career
Wu Liuxi was selected for the ShaanxiShaanxi
' is a province in the central part of Mainland China, and it includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River in addition to the Qinling Mountains across the southern part of this province...
Provincial Shooting
Shooting
Shooting is the act or process of firing rifles, shotguns or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows. Even the firing of artillery, rockets and missiles can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman...
Team when she was only 20 years old. She became known when she outperformed Zhao Yinghui
Zhao Yinghui
Zhao Yinghui is a female Chinese sports shooter who competed in 10 metre air rifle at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. She reached the 2004 final and finished fourth.-Olympic results:-Records:...
and Du Li
Du Li
Du Li is a female Chinese sport shooter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she won the gold medal in the women's 10 metre air rifle competition. She has achieved the maximum 400 in this event twice...
and tied the world record in women's air rifle with 400 points at the Fifth National Intercity Games. She was recruited for the national shooting team soon after that.
Wu is known for her calmness, composure and excellent emotional control.
Major achievements
- 1995: Shaanxi Youth Sports Meet: First, women's 3*10 Shots Prone and 3*30 Shots Prone
- 1998: Shanxi 11th Sports Meet: First, women's air rifle, 386 points, national record
- 2002: National Championship Series (4th station): Second, women's 3*20
- 2003: National Championship Series (3rd station): First, women's air rifle
- 2003: Fifth National Intercity Games: First, women's air rifle
- 2003: National Championship Series (4th station): First, women's 3*20
- 2004: Malaysia Asian Championships: Third, women's air rifle
Olympic results
| Event | 2004 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 metre rifle three positions. It consists of the prone, standing and kneeling positions, fired in that order, with 3×40 shots for men and 3×20 shots for women... |
9th 578 |
8th 585+100.9 |
World records
| Current world records held in 10 metre air rifle |
|---|
| Women |