Qu Yunxia
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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 specialized in the 1500 metres.
At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona she won a bronze medal on 1500 m. In 1993 she achieved the still standing world record in the 1500 metres at 3:50.46 minutes while running in the National Games of the People's Republic of China in Beijing. A few weeks earlier, she had won the 3000 metres at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics.
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| 3000 metres (1980–1993) |
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| 5000 metres (1995–present) |
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