Liu Ying (footballer)
| Medal record | ||
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| Women's football | ||
Representing  China
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1996 Atlanta | Team |
| Asian Games | ||
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1998 Bangkok | Team |
Liu Ying (simplified Chinese: 刘英; traditional Chinese: 劉英; pinyin: Liú Yīng; born June 11, 1974) is a Chinese football player who competed in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.
In 1996 she won the Olympic silver medal with China. Her team finished the group phase in first place ahead of the United States. In the semifinals, China defeated Brazil 3–2. She and her team earned silver after a 2–1 loss to the hosts the United States in the final. She played three matches including the final.
She played in the 1999 FIFA World Cup. She scored a goal in the 3–1 win against Australia in the group stage.[1] The final match against the hosts the United States went to penalties, where her kick was saved by Briana Scurry. The U.S. ultimately won the shootout 5–4. One year later she was a member of the Chinese team which finished fifth in the 2000 Summer Olympics. She played all three matches.
References
[edit]- ^ "Hats Off to Sun Wen in China Rout". The Los Angeles Times. 1999-06-24. p. 50. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
External links
[edit]- Liu Ying at Olympics.com
- Liu Ying at Olympedia
- Liu Ying at the Chinese Olympic Committee (archived)
- Liu Ying at databaseOlympics.com
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- 1974 births
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- Chinese women's footballers
- Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for China
- Olympic silver medalists for China
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- Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- China women's international footballers
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
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