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Qu Yunxia

1972 - Today

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Qu Yunxia (simplified Chinese: 曲云霞; traditional Chinese: 曲雲霞; pinyin: Qǔ Yúnxiá; born 25 December 1972) is a Chinese Olympic athlete who specialised in the 1500 metres. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, she won a bronze medal in 1500 m. On 11 September 1993, she set the world record in the 1,500 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Qu Yunxia is the 2,361st most popular athlete (up from 2,641st in 2024), the 1,056th most popular biography from China (up from 1,106th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Chinese Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Qu Yunxia ranks 2,361 out of 6,025. Before her are Vic Lindquist, Tiril Eckhoff, Sim Iness, Hannu Siitonen, Adrian Metcalfe, and Alfonso Menéndez. After her are Heike Henkel, Shaun White, William Steinkraus, Katie Nageotte, Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, and Ernest Chapman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Qu Yunxia ranks 462. Before her are Michael Landes, Reiko Aylesworth, Koji Kondo, Rachel Brice, Melissa Ponzio, and Reynaldo Gianecchini. After her are Marc Blucas, Hiroyuki Takei, Jason Winston George, Brian Acton, Melissa Auf der Maur, and Sammi Cheng.

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In China

Among people born in China, Qu Yunxia ranks 1,056 out of 1,610. Before her are Wang Hao (1983), Lou Ye (1965), Liu Huan (1963), Zhang Yining (1981), Dylan Wang (1998), and Zhang Jike (1988). After her are Sun-Yung Alice Chang (1948), Pauline Chan Bo-Lin (1973), Liang Wudong (1959), Zhai Zhigang (1966), Wei Wei (1963), and Raymond Lam (1979).

Others born in China

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  • Photo of Wang Hao

    Wang Hao

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 50.16

    Rank: 1,050

  • Photo of Lou Ye

    Lou Ye

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1965 - Present

    HPI: 50.16

    Rank: 1,051

  • Photo of Liu Huan

    Liu Huan

    SINGER

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 50.14

    Rank: 1,052

  • Photo of Zhang Yining

    Zhang Yining

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1981 - Present

    HPI: 50.07

    Rank: 1,053

  • Photo of Dylan Wang

    Dylan Wang

    ACTOR

    1998 - Present

    HPI: 50.06

    Rank: 1,054

  • Photo of Zhang Jike

    Zhang Jike

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 49.96

    Rank: 1,055

  • Photo of Qu Yunxia

    Qu Yunxia

    ATHLETE

    1972 - Present

    HPI: 49.91

    Rank: 1,056

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    Sun-Yung Alice Chang

    MATHEMATICIAN

    1948 - Present

    HPI: 49.87

    Rank: 1,057

  • Photo of Pauline Chan Bo-Lin

    Pauline Chan Bo-Lin

    ACTOR

    1973 - 2002

    HPI: 49.86

    Rank: 1,058

  • Photo of Liang Wudong

    Liang Wudong

    PHYSICIAN

    1959 - 2020

    HPI: 49.79

    Rank: 1,059

  • Photo of Zhai Zhigang

    Zhai Zhigang

    ASTRONAUT

    1966 - Present

    HPI: 49.76

    Rank: 1,060

  • Photo of Wei Wei

    Wei Wei

    SINGER

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 49.74

    Rank: 1,061

  • Photo of Raymond Lam

    Raymond Lam

    ACTOR

    1979 - Present

    HPI: 49.72

    Rank: 1,062

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Among ATHLETES In China

Among athletes born in China, Qu Yunxia ranks 8. Before her are Li Hong (null), Karen Lachmann (1916), Zhu Jianhua (1963), Wang Junxia (1973), Liu Xiang (1983), and Álvaro Fernández (null). After her are Huang Zhihong (1965), Lü Xiaojun (1984), Li Meisu (1959), Wang Liping (1976), Li Lingjuan (1966), and Xu Haifeng (1957).

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