Liu Yukun

{{Short description|Chinese sport shooter (born 1997)}}

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| name = Liu Yukun

| image = 刘宇坤 - Paris 2024.png

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| caption = Liu at the 2024 Summer Olympics

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|12|4}}

| birth_place = Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

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| country = {{CHN}}

| sport = Sport shooting

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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's Shooting}}

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{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold|2024 Paris|50 m rifle 3 positions}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Doha|10 m air rifle}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Doha|10 m air rifle team}}

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Liu Yukun (born 4 December 1997){{Cite web|url=https://www.issf-sports.org/athletes/SHCHNM1204199701|website=ISSF-sports.org|title=Liu Yukun}} is a Chinese sport shooter and Olympic champion.{{Cite news|url=http://en.people.cn/n3/2024/0513/c90000-20168878.html|newspaper=People's Daily|title=China's Liu breaks men's 50m rifle 3 positions world record twice at ISSF World Cup|date=13 May 2024}} At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Liu set the Olympic qualifying record and won gold in the men's 50 metres rifle three positions.{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/live-updates/1ca0bbdf-6ad7-46ac-a861-4a1bd679d933|website=Olympics.com|title=Shooting: Liu Yukun (CHN) sets Qualifying Olympic Record in men's 50m rifle 3 positions |date=31 July 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.all4shooters.com/en/shooting/culture/olympics-2024-day-5-women-trap-final-and-men-three-position-rifle/|website=All4Shooters.com|title=2024 Olympic Games, Day 5: new qualification world record in 50m rifle 3 positions men's for China's Yukun Liu and gold in trap women's for Guatemalan Adriana Ruano Oliva (with record too)|date=31 July 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/results/shooting/50m-rifle-3-positions-men/fnl-000100--|title=Results, Final|work=Paris 2024|date=1 August 2024|access-date=1 August 2024}}

He was named the athlete of the year in October 2024 by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) at Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range, Tughlakabad, India.{{Cite web |last=shivampatel1 |date=2024-10-21 |title=Liu Yukun, Yang Ji-in Shine as ISSF Athletes of the Year |url=https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/liu-yukun-yang-ji-in-shine-as-issf-athletes-of-the-year/ |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=adda247 |language=en-IN}}