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 women's doubles WH1–WH2 event with her partner Yin Menglu.[2]
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| Country |  China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 March 2004 Cangzhou, Hebei, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Qu Fuchun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's singles WH2 Women's doubles WH1–WH2 Mixed doubles WH1–WH2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 1 (WS 1 January 2019) 1 (WD with Yin Menglu 18 July 2022) 3 (XD with Qu Zimo 6 April 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 3 (WS) 2 (WD with Yin Menglu) 4 (XD with Qu Zimo) (1 November 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life edit
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.[3]
Achievements edit
Paralympic Games edit
Women's singles WH2
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2020 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Xu Tingting
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21–15, 21–15 |  Gold
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Women's doubles WH1–WH2
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2020 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Yin Menglu
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 Sarina Satomi Yuma Yamazaki
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21–16, 16–21, 13–21 |  Silver
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World Championships edit
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea | Xu Tingting
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21–8, 21–11 |  Gold
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| 2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland | Li Hongyan
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21–12, 21–11 | Gold
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| 2024 | Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand |  Pilar Jáuregui
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21–8, 21–4 | Gold
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Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea | Zhang Jing
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 Sujirat Pookkham Amnouy Wetwithan
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7–21, 12–21 |  Bronze
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| 2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |
Yin Menglu
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Sujirat Pookkham Amnouy Wetwithan
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21–11, 21–15 | Gold
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| 2024 | Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand |
Yin Menglu
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Fan Chaoyue Li Hongyan
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21–14, 21–10 | Gold
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2024 | Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand | Liu Yutong
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Yang Tong Li Hongyan
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21–12, 21–12 | Gold
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Asian Para Games edit
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | Xu Tingting
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22–20, 21–16 | Gold
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Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | Zhang Jing
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Sujirat Pookkham Amnouy Wetwithan
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15–21, 22–24 | Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | Qu Zimo
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Mai Jianpeng Li Hongyan
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14–21, 21–18, 21–18 | Gold
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Asian Championships edit
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China | Amnouy Wetwithan
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21–16, 21–11 | Gold
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Asian Youth Para Games edit
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017[a] | Al Wasl Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Yang Fan
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21–14, 21–10 | Gold
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 Jung Gyeo-ul
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21–4, 21–5 | |||
| Li Hongyan
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21–10, 21–9 |
International Tournaments (9 titles, 1 runner-up) edit
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Turkish Para Badminton International | Xu Tingting
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21–17, 21–15 |  Winner
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| 2019 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Li Hongyan
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21–5, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2019[b] | China Para Badminton International | Xu Tingting
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21–16, 21–11 | Winner
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 Marcela Quinteros
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21–6, 21–5 | |||
| Li Hongyan
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21–11, 21–8 | |||
| Amnouy Wetwithan
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21–10, 21–5 | |||
| 2019 | Japan Para Badminton International | Xu Tingting
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21–15, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2020 | Brazil Para Badminton International | Xu Tingting
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21–16, 21–15 | Winner
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Turkish Para Badminton International | Yin Menglu
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Xu Tingting Zhang Jing
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18–21, 16–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2020 | Brazil Para Badminton International | Yin Menglu
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 Emine Seçkin To Man-kei
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21–13, 21–11 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Turkish Para Badminton International | Qu Zimo
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Mai Jianpeng Yin Menglu
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21–8, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2019 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Qu Zimo
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 Luca Olgiati Karin Suter-Erath
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21–5, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2019[c] | China Para Badminton International | Qu Zimo
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Zhao Xin Zhang Jing
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21–11, 21–12 | Winner
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 Chan Kun-yi To Man-kei
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21–8, 21–5 | ||||
| Yang Tong Li Hongyan
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21–15, 21–11 | ||||
 Rick Cornell Hellmann Valeska Knoblauch
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21–10, 21–9 |
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "羽毛球——女子双打WH1-WH2级决赛：刘禹彤/尹梦璐获得银牌_东京". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- ^ "涓滴细流汇成海——省人防办为帮扶村遭遇车祸脱贫户募捐爱心善款_驻村_刘禹彤_不幸遭遇". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2022-11-19.