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In this article, the surname is Liu (刘).

The native form of this personal name is Liu Shaolin Sándor. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Shaolin Sándor Liu
Liu in 2014
Personal information
Nationality Hungary
Born (1995-11-20) 20 November 1995 (age 28)
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Country Hungary
SportShort track speed skating
ClubFerencvárosi Torna Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)500 m: 39.732 (2019)
1,000 m: 1:23.163 (2018)
1,500 m: 2:09.213 (2022)
3,000 m: 4:46.110 (2019)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 1
World Championships 2 5 3
European Championships 6 8 2
Total 9 13 6
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang 5000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing 2000 m mixed relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Seoul 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2021 Dordrecht 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2015 Moscow 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2015 Moscow 5000 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2018 Montreal Overall
Silver medal – second place 2021 Dordrecht Overall
Silver medal – second place 2021 Dordrecht 5000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Seoul Overall
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Rotterdam 5000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Sofia 5000 m relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Turin 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dordrecht Overall
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dordrecht 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dordrecht 5000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2020 Debrecen 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2020 Debrecen 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2015 Dordrecht 5000 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2016 Sochi 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2016 Sochi 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2016 Sochi 5000 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2017 Turin Overall
Silver medal – second place 2019 Dordrecht 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Dordrecht 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2020 Debrecen Overall
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Malmö 5000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Dresden 5000 m relay
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Erzurum 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Warsaw 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Erzurum Overall
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Erzurum 1000 m
Shaolin Sándor Liu
Simplified Chinese刘少林
Traditional Chinese劉少林
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiú Shàolín
IPA[ljǒʊ ʂâʊ lǐn]

Shaolin Sándor Liu (Chinese: 劉少林; pinyin: Liú Shàolín; Mandarin pronunciation: [ljǒʊ ʂâʊ lǐn]; born 20 November 1995) is a Chinese-Hungarian Olympic champion short track speed skater.[1][2]

Career

Born and raised in Hungary to a Chinese father and a Hungarian mother, Liu started the sport in 2006. Before taking up skating, Liu and his brother Shaoang swam for two years, but they frequently got colds as a result.[3] After looking for different sports to compete in, they took up short track speed skating.

In 2006, the World Championships were held in Hungary. Their father assisted the Chinese team during their stay, helping with their stay and with guiding them around.[3] After the Chinese team suggested his two sons should go train in China due to their half-Chinese ethnicity,[3] Liu's father agreed to take the boys to China, where they trained for one and a half years.[3] After returning from China they began to win various minor competitions in Europe.[3] In 2012, Zhang Jing came from China to coach Liu and his brother.[4][3]

Liu represented Hungary at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[5] He has won multiple medals at the World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships,[6] and placed third overall at the 2016 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships.[7]

He finished in fifth position at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the men's 1500 m event before winning gold in the 5000 m relay, which was also Hungary's first-ever Winter Olympics title.[8]

Personal life

Liu's younger brother Shaoang Liu is also a short track speed skater. He was second in the 1500 m, third in the 500 m, and fifth overall at the 2016 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships.[9][non-primary source needed] Though born to a Chinese father from Tianjin, Liu speaks Chinese with a noticeable Northeastern accent due to his year and a half spent in the Northeastern region of China.[4] He was in a relationship with fellow speed skater Elise Christie from 2015 to 2018.[10][11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sándor Liu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Full name: Shaolin "Sándor" Liu
  2. ^ "Short Track Speed Skating | Athlete Profile: Shaolin Sandor LIU – Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". Pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Duran, Andres. "Featured interview: Liu Brothers (HUN) – ISU". isu.org. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b Mia Castagnone (15 February 2022). "Winter Olympics: Hungary's Liu brothers Shaolin and Shaoang strengthen bonds with China after success on Beijing ice". South China Morning Post.
  5. ^ "Sochi 2014 site". sochi2014.com. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Rp gyorskori: Liu Shaolin megnyerte a junior-vb-t" [Rp quick time: Shaolin Liu won the junior World Championships]. nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  7. ^ Men's overall results
  8. ^ "Christie's boyfriend wins gold". BBC Sport.
  9. ^ Liu Shaolin (28 January 2016). "93 days since Together". Retrieved 14 November 2016 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ Falkingham, Katie (16 November 2018). "Elise Christie: Speed skater considered quitting after Winter Olympics". BBC News.
  11. ^ Rutlzer, Peter (14 February 2018). "Winter Olympics: The couples spending Valentine's Day in PyeongChang". i.

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Awards
Preceded by Hungarian Sportsman of The Year
2018 		Succeeded by
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