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Wang Liping

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Wang Liping (simplified Chinese: 王丽萍; traditional Chinese: 王麗萍; pinyin: Wáng Lìpíng; born July 8, 1976, in Fengcheng, Dandong, Liaoning) is a Chinese race walker who became an Olympic champion by winning the 20 kilometre walk event in the 2000 Summer Olympics. Four years later in Athens she finished eighth in the 20 kilometre walk race. Her personal best time is 1:26:23 hours. Wang Liping also participated in the 2017 Liupanshui International Marathon held in Liupanshui, Guizhou Province, China. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wang Liping is the 2,526th most popular athlete (up from 3,228th in 2019), the 1,071st most popular biography from China (up from 1,203rd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Chinese Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Wang Liping ranks 2,526 out of 6,025Before her are Anita Włodarczyk, Wang Yan, Frank Shakespeare, Ricco Groß, Kenny Harrison, and Hideaki Tomiyama. After her are Francis Obikwelu, Anișoara Sorohan, Susan Huggett, Nikolina Shtereva, Yuriy Kutsenko, and Rodica Arba.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Wang Liping ranks 390Before her are Stuart Bingham, Ian Bohen, Ariel Ibagaza, Akinori Nishizawa, Michel Brown, and Hines Ward. After her are Sahlene, Andreas Mogensen, Claudia Llosa, Kim Collins, Mantas Kvedaravičius, and Guillermo Franco.

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In China

Among people born in China, Wang Liping ranks 1,071 out of 1,610Before her are Fei-Fei Li (1976), Lü Xiaojun (1984), Li Meisu (1959), Sun Zhengcai (1963), Xi Mingze (1992), and Tyrus Wong (1910). After her are Li Lingjuan (1966), Luo Yunxi (1988), Chen Danqing (1953), Victoria Song (1987), Liu Wang (1969), and Guo Jianmei (1961).

Among ATHLETES In China

Among athletes born in China, Wang Liping ranks 14Before her are Liu Xiang (1983), Álvaro Fernández (null), Qu Yunxia (1972), Huang Zhihong (1965), Lü Xiaojun (1984), and Li Meisu (1959). After her are Li Lingjuan (1966), Xu Haifeng (1957), Wang Yifu (1960), Sui Xinmei (1965), Liu Hong (1987), and Wang Yan (1971).