Liu Yutong

Liu Yutong
刘禹彤
Personal information
Country China
Born (2004-03-05) 5 March 2004 (age 20)
Cangzhou, Hebei, China
CoachQu Fuchun
Women's singles WH2
Women's doubles WH1–WH2
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking1 (WS 1 January 2019)
1 (WD with Yin Menglu 18 July 2022)
3 (XD with Qu Zimo 6 April 2019)
Current ranking3 (WS)
2 (WD with Yin Menglu)
4 (XD with Qu Zimo) (1 November 2022)
Medal record
Para-badminton
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Women's doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ulsan Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Basel Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Basel Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2024 Pattaya Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2024 Pattaya Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2024 Pattaya Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ulsan Women's doubles
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Women's doubles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Beijing Women's singles
Asian Youth Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Dubai Women's singles

Liu Yutong (born 5 March 2004) is a Chinese para badminton player.[1] She won gold in para-badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the women's singles WH2 event. She also won silver in the 2020 Olympic women's doubles WH1–WH2 event before snatching gold in 2024 with her partner Yin Menglu.[2]

Personal life

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Liu was born in Cangzhou. In 2009, Liu was involved in a traffic accident which caused her to lose both of her legs. In 2016, she was drafted to the Chinese national wheelchair badminton team.

Achievements

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Paralympic Games

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Women's singles WH2

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan China Xu Tingting 21–15, 21–15 Gold
2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France China Li Hongyan 21–15, 21–13 Gold

Women's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan China Yin Menglu Japan Sarina Satomi
Japan Yuma Yamazaki
21–16, 16–21, 13–21 Silver
2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France China Yin Menglu Japan Sarina Satomi
Japan Yuma Yamazaki
21–17, 21–19 Gold

World Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea China Xu Tingting 21–8, 21–11 Gold Gold
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland China Li Hongyan 21–12, 21–11 Gold Gold
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand Peru Pilar Jáuregui 21–8, 21–4 Gold Gold

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea China Zhang Jing Thailand Sujirat Pookkham
Thailand Amnouy Wetwithan
7–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland
China Yin Menglu Thailand Sujirat Pookkham
Thailand Amnouy Wetwithan
21–11, 21–15 Gold Gold
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand China Yin Menglu China Fan Chaoyue
China Li Hongyan
21–14, 21–10 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand China Qu Zimo China Yang Tong
China Li Hongyan
21–12, 21–12 Gold Gold

Asian Para Games

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia China Xu Tingting 22–20, 21–16 Gold Gold
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China China Li Hongyan 21–8, 21–10 Gold Gold

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia China Zhang Jing Thailand Sujirat Pookkham
Thailand Amnouy Wetwithan
15–21, 22–24 Bronze Bronze
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China China Yin Menglu Japan Sarina Satomi
Japan Yuma Yamazaki
Round robin Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia China Qu Zimo China Mai Jianpeng
China Li Hongyan
14–21, 21–18, 21–18 Gold Gold
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China China Qu Zimo China Yang Tong
China Li Hongyan
21–7, 21–12 Gold Gold

Asian Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China Thailand Amnouy Wetwithan 21–16, 21–11 Gold Gold

Asian Youth Para Games

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017[a] Al Wasl Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates China Yang Fan 21–14, 21–10 Gold Gold
South Korea Jung Gyeo-ul 21–4, 21–5
China Li Hongyan 21–10, 21–9

International Tournaments (9 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Turkish Para Badminton International China Xu Tingting 21–17, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Dubai Para Badminton International China Li Hongyan 21–5, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019[a] China Para Badminton International China Xu Tingting 21–16, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
Spain Marcela Quinteros 21–6, 21–5
China Li Hongyan 21–11, 21–8
Thailand Amnouy Wetwithan 21–10, 21–5
2019 Japan Para Badminton International China Xu Tingting 21–15, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2020 Brazil Para Badminton International China Xu Tingting 21–16, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Turkish Para Badminton International China Yin Menglu China Xu Tingting
China Zhang Jing
18–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Brazil Para Badminton International China Yin Menglu Turkey Emine Seçkin
Belgium To Man-kei
21–13, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Turkish Para Badminton International China Qu Zimo China Mai Jianpeng
China Yin Menglu
21–8, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Dubai Para Badminton International China Qu Zimo Switzerland Luca Olgiati
Switzerland Karin Suter-Erath
21–5, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019[a] China Para Badminton International China Qu Zimo China Zhao Xin
China Zhang Jing
21–11, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
Chinese Taipei Chan Kun-yi
Belgium To Man-kei
21–8, 21–5
China Yang Tong
China Li Hongyan
21–15, 21–11
Germany Rick Cornell Hellmann
Germany Valeska Knoblauch
21–10, 21–9

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c This tournament used a round robin system.

References

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  1. ^ "Badminton - LIU Yutong". Olympics.com. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ^ "LIU Yu Tong". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 2 September 2024.