Qu Yunxia, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Qu Yunxia

Chinese middle distance runner

Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1972

Place of Birth: Jinzhou District, Liaoning, China

Profession: athletics competitor, middle-distance runner

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Qu Yunxia

  • Qu Yunxia (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Qu Yúnxiá; born 25 December 1972 in Dalian) is a Chinese Olympic athlete who specialized in the 1500 metres. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona she won a bronze medal in 1500 m. On 9 November 1993 she set the world record in the 1500 metres at 3:50.46 minutes while running in the National Games of China in Beijing.
  • The record stood 22 years, until broken on 17 July 2015, by Genzebe Dibaba who was the only non-Chinese athlete to seriously challenge the mark during that period. She won the 3000 metres at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics, setting what will likely be the permanent Championship Record in the event due to women switching to the 5,000 metres distance beginning in 1995.

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