Xiaobing Liu

Swimming

Biography

Type of Impairment

Limb deficiency

Origin of Impairment

Acquired

Classification

S9, SB8, SM9

Languages

Mandarin

When and where did you begin this sport?

He took up the sport in 2005 in Kunming, People's Republic of China.

Club / Team

Yunnan Province: China

Year

2009

Competing for

China

Location

Kunming, CHN

Hero / Idol

US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Athlete, 02 Sep 2012)

Awards and honours

In 2012 he received a May 4th Youth Medal and a May 1st Labour Medal. (luoping.gov.cn, 20 Mar 2013)

Impairment

His right leg was amputated after an accident at age seven. (sj.yunnan.cn, 20 Sep 2016)

		Unit	Date	Rank

IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven 2010 (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 100 m Backstroke S9	Heat 1	1
Men's 100 m Backstroke S9	Final Round	4
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts	Heat 1	9999

London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 100 m Backstroke S9	Final Round	2012-08-31	3
Men's 100 m Backstroke S9	Heat 2	2012-08-31	1
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts	Heat 2	2012-09-08	2
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts	Final Round	2012-09-08	1

2013 IPC Swimming World Championships (Montreal, Canada)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 100 m Backstroke S9	Final 1	2013-08-18	5
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts	Final 1	2013-08-18	1
Men's 100 m Backstroke S9	Heat 2	2013-08-18	3

2015 IPC Swimming World Championships (Glasgow, Great Britain)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 100 m Butterfly S9	Heat 1	2015-07-17	16
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts	Heat 1	2015-07-17	7
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts	Final 1	2015-07-18	2
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9	Heat 1	2015-07-19	21

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 100 m Backstroke S9		Heat 2	2016-09-16	2
Men's 100 m Backstroke S9		Final Round	2016-09-16	2