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Liu Yutong

{{short description|Chinese para-badminton player}}

{{about|the para-badminton player|the basketball player|Liu Yutong (basketball)}}

{{family name hatnote|Liu|lang=Chinese}}

{{Infobox badminton player

| name = Liu Yutong
刘禹彤

| image = Liu Yutong at the Paris 2024 Paralympics badminton WH2 Women's Singles final 01.jpg

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| caption = Liu at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|03|05|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Cangzhou, Hebei, China

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| coach = Qu Fuchun

| event = Women's singles WH2
Women's doubles WH1–WH2
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

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| highest_ranking = 1 (WS 1 January 2019)
1 (WD with Yin Menglu 18 July 2022)
3 (XD with Qu Zimo 6 April 2019)

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| current_ranking = 3 (WS)
2 (WD with Yin Menglu)
4 (XD with Qu Zimo)

| current_ranking_date = 1 November 2022

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{{MedalSport|Para-badminton}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Paralympic Games}}

{{MedalGold | 2020 Tokyo | Women's singles }}

{{MedalGold | 2024 Paris | Women's singles}}

{{MedalGold | 2024 Paris | Women's doubles}}

{{MedalSilver | 2020 Tokyo | Women's doubles }}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold | 2017 Ulsan | Women's singles}}

{{MedalGold | 2019 Basel | Women's singles}}

{{MedalGold | 2019 Basel | Women's doubles}}

{{MedalGold | 2024 Pattaya | Women's singles}}

{{MedalGold | 2024 Pattaya | Women's doubles}}

{{MedalGold | 2024 Pattaya | Mixed doubles}}

{{MedalBronze | 2017 Ulsan | Women's doubles}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Para Games}}

{{Medal|Gold | 2018 Jakarta | Women's singles}}

{{Medal|Gold | 2018 Jakarta | Mixed doubles}}

{{Medal|Gold|2022 Hangzhou|Women's singles}}

{{Medal|Gold|2022 Hangzhou|Women's doubles}}

{{Medal|Gold|2022 Hangzhou|Mixed doubles}}

{{Medal|Bronze | 2018 Jakarta | Women's doubles}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold | 2016 Beijing | Women's singles }}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Youth Para Games}}

{{MedalGold | 2017 Dubai | Women's singles}}

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Liu Yutong (born 5 March 2004) is a Chinese para badminton player.{{cite news |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/badminton/athlete-profile-n1643834-liu-yutong.htm |title=Badminton - LIU Yutong |website=Olympics.com|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828154703/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/badminton/athlete-profile-n1643834-liu-yutong.htm |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=4 September 2021}} 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.{{cite news |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/yu-tong-liu_2778578 |title=LIU Yu Tong |work=Paris 2024 Paralympics |publisher=Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=2 September 2024}} ([https://www.paralympic.org/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/yu-tong-liu_2778578 alternate link], [https://paris2024.rtve.es/es/paris-2024-paralimpicos/atleta/yu-tong-liu_2778578 alternate link 2])

Personal life

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

= Paralympic Games =

Women's singles WH2

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! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#F3E6D7"

| align="center" | 2020

| align="left" | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Tingting

| align="left" | 21–15, 21–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | 16px Gold

style="background:#F3E6D7"

| align="center" | 2024

| align="left" | Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Hongyan

| align="left" | 21–15, 21–13

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | 16px Gold

Women's doubles WH1–WH2

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2020

| align="left" | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yin Menglu

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Sarina Satomi
{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuma Yamazaki

| align="left" | 21–16, 16–21, 13–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | 16px Silver

style="background:#F3E6D7"

| align="center" | 2024

| align="left" | Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yin Menglu

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Sarina Satomi
{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuma Yamazaki

| align="left" | 21–17, 21–19

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | 16px Gold

= World Championships =

Women's singles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#F3E6D7"

| align="center" | 2017

| align="left" | Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Tingting

| align="left" | 21–8, 21–11

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

style="background:#F3E6D7"

| align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Hongyan

| align="left" | 21–12, 21–11

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

style="background:#F3E6D7"

| align="center" | 2024

| align="left" | Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand

| align="left" | {{flagicon|PER}} Pilar Jáuregui

| align="left" | 21–8, 21–4

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

Women's doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2017

| align="left" | Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Jing

| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} Sujirat Pookkham
{{flagicon|THA}} Amnouy Wetwithan

| align="left" | 7–21, 12–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

style="background:#F3E6D7"

| align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yin Menglu

| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} Sujirat Pookkham
{{flagicon|THA}} Amnouy Wetwithan

| align="left" | 21–11, 21–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

style="background:#F3E6D7"

| align="center" | 2024

| align="left" | Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yin Menglu

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Fan Chaoyue
{{flagicon|CHN}} Li Hongyan

| align="left" | 21–14, 21–10

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2024

| align="left" | Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Qu Zimo

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yang Tong
{{flagicon|CHN}} Li Hongyan

| align="left" | 21–12, 21–12

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

= Asian Para Games =

Women's singles

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! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#FFB069"

| align="center" | 2018

| align="left" | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Tingting

| align="left" | 22–20, 21–16

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

style="background:#FFB069"

| align="center" | 2022

| align="left" | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Hongyan

| align="left" | 21–8, 21–10

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

Women's doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#FFB069"

| align="center" | 2018

| align="left" | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Jing

| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} Sujirat Pookkham
{{flagicon|THA}} Amnouy Wetwithan

| align="left" | 15–21, 22–24

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

style="background:#FFB069"

| align="center" | 2022

| align="left" | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yin Menglu

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Sarina Satomi
{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuma Yamazaki

| align="left" | Round robin

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#FFB069"

| align="center" | 2018

| align="left" | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Qu Zimo

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Mai Jianpeng
{{flagicon|CHN}} Li Hongyan

| align="left" | 14–21, 21–18, 21–18

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

style="background:#FFB069"

| align="center" | 2022

| align="left" | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Qu Zimo

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yang Tong
{{flagicon|CHN}} Li Hongyan

| align="left" | 21–7, 21–12

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

= Asian Championships =

Women's singles

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! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

style="background:#ECF2FF"

| align="center" | 2016

| align="left" | China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China

| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} Amnouy Wetwithan

| align="left" | 21–16, 21–11

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

= Asian Youth Para Games =

Women's singles

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!Year

!Venue

!Opponent

!Score

!Result

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| rowspan="5" align="center" |2017{{Efn|name=RR|This tournament used a round robin system.}}

| rowspan="5" align="left" |Al Wasl Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

| align="left" |{{flagicon|CHN}} Yang Fan

|21–14, 21–10

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:left; background:white" |Gold Gold

style="background:#B0E0E6"

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Jung Gyeo-ul

|21–4, 21–5

style="background:#B0E0E6"

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Li Hongyan

|21–10, 21–9

= International Tournaments (9 titles, 1 runner-up) =

Women's singles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | Turkish Para Badminton International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Tingting

| align="left" | 21–17, 21–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | Dubai Para Badminton International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Hongyan

| align="left" | 21–5, 21–10

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

rowspan="4" align="center" | 2019{{Efn|name=RR}}

| rowspan="4" align="left" | China Para Badminton International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Tingting

|21–16, 21–11

| rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

{{flagicon|ESP}} Marcela Quinteros

|21–6, 21–5

{{flagicon|CHN}} Li Hongyan

|21–11, 21–8

{{flagicon|THA}} Amnouy Wetwithan

|21–10, 21–5

align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | Japan Para Badminton International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Tingting

| align="left" | 21–15, 21–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

align="center" | 2020

| align="left" | Brazil Para Badminton International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Tingting

| align="left" | 21–16, 21–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

Women's doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Tournament

!Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | Turkish Para Badminton International

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Yin Menglu

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Tingting
{{Flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Jing

| align="left" | 18–21, 16–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

align="center" | 2020

| align="left" | Brazil Para Badminton International

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Yin Menglu

| align="left" | {{flagicon|TUR}} Emine Seçkin
{{Flagicon|BEL}} To Man-kei

| align="left" | 21–13, 21–11

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

Mixed doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Tournament

!Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | Turkish Para Badminton International

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Qu Zimo

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Mai Jianpeng
{{Flagicon|CHN}} Yin Menglu

| align="left" | 21–8, 21–12

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | Dubai Para Badminton International

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Qu Zimo

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SUI}} Luca Olgiati
{{Flagicon|SUI}} Karin Suter-Erath

| align="left" | 21–5, 21–10

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

rowspan="4" align="center" | 2019{{Efn|name=RR}}

| rowspan="4" align="left" | China Para Badminton International

| rowspan="4" |{{flagicon|CHN}} Qu Zimo

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhao Xin
{{Flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Jing

|21–11, 21–12

| rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

{{flagicon|TPE|variant=Paralympic}} Chan Kun-yi
{{Flagicon|BEL}} To Man-kei

|21–8, 21–5

{{flagicon|CHN}} Yang Tong
{{Flagicon|CHN}} Li Hongyan

|21–15, 21–11

{{flagicon|GER}} Rick Cornell Hellmann
{{Flagicon|GER}} Valeska Knoblauch

|21–10, 21–9

Notes

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References

{{reflist|30em}}

External links

  • {{BWFB|P59467}}
  • {{IPC|yutong-liu}}

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Category:2004 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Cangzhou

Category:Chinese female badminton players

Category:Paralympic badminton players for China

Category:Paralympic gold medalists for China

Category:Paralympic silver medalists for China

Category:Paralympic medalists in badminton

Category:Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Category:Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Category:Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Para Games

Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games

Category:Chinese para-badminton players

Category:21st-century Chinese sportswomen

Category:Asian Para Games medalists in badminton

Category:Asian Para Games gold medalists for China

Category:Asian Para Games bronze medalists for China