Liu Yuan-kai (born 2 December 1981) is a Taiwanese athlete who specialises in the sprinting events. He represented his country at the 2011 and 2013 World Championships as well as four consecutive Asian Games.

Competition record Representing 1998World Youth GamesMoscow, Russia10th (sf)400 m50.233rd4 × 400 m relay3:20.831999Asian Junior ChampionshipsSingapore8th200 m22.105th400 m47.732000World Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile36th (h)200 m22.1531st (h)400 m49.062002Asian GamesBusan, South Korea6th (h)4 × 100 m relay40.152003UniversiadeDaegu, South Korea3rd (h)100 m10.691st (h)200 m21.78Asian ChampionshipsManila, Philippines13th (sf)100 m10.7314th (sf)200 m21.752004Asian Indoor ChampionshipsTehran, Iran7th100 m6.922005Universiadeİzmir, Turkey27th (qf)100 m10.7325th (qf)200 m21.5610th (h)4 × 100 m relay40.83Asian ChampionshipsIncheon, South Korea6th4 × 100 m relay40.252006Asian GamesDoha, Qatar10th (sf)100 m10.574th4 × 100 m relay39.992007UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand19th (qf)100 m10.792009Asian ChampionshipsGuangzhou, China3rd4 × 100 m relay39.57East Asian GamesHong Kong, China1st4 × 100 m relay39.313rd4 × 400 m relay3:10.472010Asian GamesGuangzhou, China2nd4 × 100 m relay39.052011Asian ChampionshipsKobe, Japan15th (h)100 m10.723rd4 × 100 m relay39.30World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea16th (h)4 × 100 m relay39.302013Asian ChampionshipsPune, India5th4 × 100 m relay39.52World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia22nd (h)4 × 100 m relay39.722014Asian GamesIncheon, South Korea5th4 × 100 m relay39.20

Personal bests Outdoor 100 metres – 10.29 (+0.9 m/s, Yunlin 2006) 200 metres – 20.84 (+0.5 m/s, Tainan 2007) 400 metres – 47.31 (Kaohsiung 1999) Indoor 60 metres – 6.90 (Tehran 2004)

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