Liu Rui (wrestler)
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Native name | 刘瑞 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Linshu County, Linyi, Shandong, China | 25 January 1997||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Yantai University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 77 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Liu Rui (born January 25, 1997) is a Chinese Greco-Roman wrestler. He won a bronze medal in the 77 kg event at both the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships and the 2022 Asian Games.
Background
[edit]Liu is from Linshu County, Linyi, Shandong. In 2010 he was selected to Linyi City Sports School to train in wrestling and in 2015 became a member of Shandong's provincial Wrestling Team.[2]
Career
[edit]In April 2023, Liu won a bronze medal at the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships after defeating Demeu Zhadrayev.[2]
In October 2023, Liu won a bronze medal at the 2022 Asian Games after defeating Kim Hyeon-woo.[2][3]
He competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[4] He was eliminated in his second match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Wrestling LIU Rui - The 19th Asian Games". info.hangzhou2022.cn.
- ^ a b c "中国骄傲!临沂小伙刘瑞!_腾讯新闻". new.qq.com. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- ^ "2022 Asian Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ a b "2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Liu Rui at the International Wrestling Database
- Liu Rui at United World Wrestling