Liu Yutong

Liu Yutong (born 5 March 2004) is a Chinese para badminton player. 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. (alternate link, 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 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Xu Tingting 21–15, 21–15 Gold 2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France Li Hongyan 21–15, 21–13 Gold

Women's doubles WH1–WH2 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Yin Menglu Sarina Satomi Yuma Yamazaki 21–16, 16–21, 13–21 Silver 2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France Yin Menglu Sarina Satomi Yuma Yamazaki 21–17, 21–19 Gold

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

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

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

Asian Para Games

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

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

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

Asian Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China Amnouy Wetwithan 21–16, 21–11 Gold

Asian Youth Para Games Women's singles YearVenueOpponentScoreResult2017Al Wasl Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Yang Fan21–14, 21–10 Gold Jung Gyeo-ul21–4, 21–5 Li Hongyan21–10, 21–9

International Tournaments (9 titles, 1 runner-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2019 Turkish Para Badminton International Xu Tingting 21–17, 21–15 Winner 2019 Dubai Para Badminton International Li Hongyan 21–5, 21–10 Winner 2019 China Para Badminton International Xu Tingting21–16, 21–11 Winner Marcela Quinteros21–6, 21–5 Li Hongyan21–11, 21–8 Amnouy Wetwithan21–10, 21–5 2019 Japan Para Badminton International Xu Tingting 21–15, 21–15 Winner 2020 Brazil Para Badminton International Xu Tingting 21–16, 21–15 Winner Women's doubles Year TournamentPartner Opponent Score Result 2019 Turkish Para Badminton International Yin Menglu Xu Tingting Zhang Jing 18–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2020 Brazil Para Badminton International Yin Menglu Emine Seçkin To Man-kei 21–13, 21–11 Winner Mixed doubles Year TournamentPartner Opponent Score Result 2019 Turkish Para Badminton International Qu Zimo Mai Jianpeng Yin Menglu 21–8, 21–12 Winner 2019 Dubai Para Badminton International Qu Zimo Luca Olgiati Karin Suter-Erath 21–5, 21–10 Winner 2019 China Para Badminton International Qu Zimo Zhao Xin Zhang Jing21–11, 21–12 Winner Chan Kun-yi To Man-kei21–8, 21–5 Yang Tong Li Hongyan21–15, 21–11 Rick Cornell Hellmann Valeska Knoblauch21–10, 21–9

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