Liu Yutong

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]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.
Liu Yutong
刘禹彤
Personal information
Country China
Born (2004-03-05) 5 March 2004
Cangzhou, Hebei, China
CoachQu Fuchun
Women's singles WH2
Women's doubles WH1–WH2
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking1 (WS 1 January 2019)
1 (WD with Yin Menglu 18 July 2022)
3 (XD with Qu Zimo 6 April 2019)
Current ranking3 (WS)
2 (WD with Yin Menglu)
4 (XD with Qu Zimo) (1 November 2022)
Medal record
Para-badminton
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
2020 Tokyo Women's singles
2020 Tokyo Women's doubles
World Championships
2017 Ulsan Women's singles
2019 Basel Women's singles
2019 Basel Women's doubles
2024 Pattaya Women's singles
2024 Pattaya Women's doubles
2024 Pattaya Mixed doubles
2017 Ulsan Women's doubles
Asian Para Games
2018 Jakarta Women's singles
2018 Jakarta Mixed doubles
2022 HangzhouWomen's singles
2022 HangzhouWomen's doubles
2022 HangzhouMixed doubles
2018 Jakarta Women's doubles
Asian Championships
2016 Beijing Women's singles
Asian Youth Para Games
2017 Dubai Women's singles

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.[3]

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

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

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

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017[lower-alpha 1] Al Wasl Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Yang Fan 21–14, 21–10 Gold
Jung Gyeo-ul 21–4, 21–5
Li Hongyan 21–10, 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[lower-alpha 2] China Para Badminton International Xu Tingting 21–16, 21–11 Winner
Marcela Quinteros 21–6, 21–5
Li Hongyan 21–11, 21–8
Amnouy Wetwithan 21–10, 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 Tournament Partner 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 Tournament Partner 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[lower-alpha 3] China Para Badminton International Qu Zimo Zhao Xin
Zhang Jing		 21–11, 21–12 Winner
Chan Kun-yi
To Man-kei		 21–8, 21–5
Yang Tong
Li Hongyan		 21–15, 21–11
Rick Cornell Hellmann
Valeska Knoblauch		 21–10, 21–9

References
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.

Notes
  1. This tournament uses a round robin system.
  2. This tournament uses a round robin system.
  3. This tournament uses a round robin system.
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