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Liu Limin

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Liu Limin
Personal information
Full name劉 黎敏
Nationality China
Born (1976-03-27) March 27, 1976 (age 48)
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 100 m butterfly
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1994 Rome 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1994 Rome 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1994 Rome 4x100 m medley relay
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 1993 Palma 4×100 m medley relay
Gold medal – first place 1993 Palma 200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1993 Palma 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1995 Rio 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1995 Rio 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1997 Gothenburg 200 m butterfly
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1995 Fukuoka 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1995 Fukuoka 200 m butterfly

Liu Limin (Chinese: 劉 黎敏; born March 27, 1976) is a former swimmer from China who won the silver medal in the 100 m butterfly at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She attended college at the University of Nevada, Reno in the United States. She was inducted into the university's athletic hall of fame in 2010. Limin Liu won three NCAA individual championships during her career, winning the 200 m butterfly at the NCAA Championships in 1999 and the 100 m and 200 m fly in 2000. She holds school and Big West Conference records in the 100 m and 200 m fly. A three-time All-American, Liu was named the Big West Swimmer of the Year in 2000.

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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Liu Limin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  • University of Nevada, Reno profile