Liu Chengming (athlete)

For the Chinese diver, see Liu Chengming (diver).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Liu Chengming (born 20 March 1987) is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in T54 classification sprint events.

Liu Chengming

Personal information
Born	(1987-03-20) 20 March 1987 Chaoyang, Liaoning, China
Height	170 cm (67 in)
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Athletics
Disability class	T54
Event(s)	sprint, middle-distance
Club	Liaoning Province
Coached by	Qiu Wanchao
Medal record Track and field Representing China Paralympic Games 2012 London 400m relay – T53–54 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4 × 400 m – T53/54 2012 London 400m – T54 IPC World Championships 2011 Christchurch 400m T54 2011 Christchurch 400m relay T53/54 2015 Doha 800m T54 2015 Doha 400m relay T53/54 2015 Doha 400m T54 Asian Para Games 2010 Guangzhou 400m T54 2010 Guangzhou 400m relay T53/54 2014 Incheon 400m relay T53/54 2014 Incheon 400m T54

Athletics career

Liu first represented China as a wheelchair racer at the 2010 Asian Para Games in Guangzhou, winning an individual gold in the 400m (T54) and a team gold with the men's 4 × 400 m relay (T53/54). The next year he competed at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand. In Christchurch he took two more gold medals, again in the 400m sprint and the men's 4 × 400 m (T53/54).

The next year Liu appeared at his first Summer Paralympic, the 2012 Games in London. He was again part of the Chinese team that took gold in the men's 400 metre relay, and also won an individual medal; bronze in the 100m sprint. Further success came at the 2015 World Championships in Doha, with a relay gold and two individual medals a gold in the 800m race and a silver in the 400m sprint.

Personal history

Liu was born in Chaoyang, China in 1987. When he was six months old Liu contracted polio which resulted in muscle atrophy in his legs.