Jiao Liuyang

JIAO Liuyang

Personal information
Full name	Jiao Liuyan
Nationality	China
Born	August 6, 1991 (1991-08-06) Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	butterfly
Medal record Olympic Games Silver 2008 Beijing 200m butterfly World Championships (LC) Gold 2009 Rome 4×100 m medley Gold 2011 Shanghai 200 m butterfly Silver 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m medley Bronze 2009 Rome 100m butterfly Asian Champs Gold 2009 Foshan 50m butterfly Gold 2009 Foshan 100m butterfly Silver 2009 Foshan 200m butterfly

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Jiao.

Jiao Liuyang (simplified Chinese: 焦刘洋; traditional Chinese: 焦劉洋; pinyin: Jiāo Liúyáng; born August 6, 1991 in Harbin, Heilongjiang) is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished second in the 200 m butterfly at 2:04.72, behind her teammate Liu Zige, who won the race in 2:04.18. Both girls were under the former world record held by Australia's Jessicah Schipper (2:05.40).

Before the Olympics, Jiao had competed at the 2007 World Swimming Championships in Melbourne, where she was 4th in the 200 m butterfly (2:07.22).

Major achievements

• 2005 National Games - 2nd 200m fly (2:10.31);
• 2006 Asian Championships - 1st 200m fly (2:08.54)
• 2008 Olympics - 2nd 200m fly (2:04.72)
• 2009 World Championships - 3rd 100m fly (56.86)
• 2009 Asian Swimming Championships - 1st 50m fly, 1st 100m fly, 2nd 200m fly
• 2011 World Aquatics Championships - 1st 200m fly

Records

• 2006 Asian Championships - (Tournament Record)

Personal Bests

In long course

• 50m butterfly: 26.04 Asian, Chinese Record (April 11, 2009)
• 100m butterfly: 57.16 Asian, Chinese Record (April 10, 2009)

References

• http://2008teamchina.olympic.cn/index.php/personview/personsen/792