Qu Yunxia
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| Medal record | |||
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 Qu Yunxia |
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| Women's Athletics | |||
Competitor for  China |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Bronze | 1992 Barcelona | 1500 m | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1993 Stuttgart | 3000 m | |
- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Qu.
Qu Yunxia (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 a new world record in Beijing on the 1500 m, in 3:50.46 minutes, and won the 3000 metres at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics.
Her coach, Ma Junren, claims that Traditional Chinese medicine like the fungus Cordyceps sinensis helps her physical condition.
| Records | ||
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Preceded by Tatyana Kazankina |
Women's 1,500m World Record Holder 1993-09-11 — |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Sporting positions | ||
Preceded by Hassiba Boulmerka |
Women's 1,500m Best Year Performance 1993 |
Succeeded by Sonia O'Sullivan |
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