Shaoang Liu

Shaoang Liu (Chinese: 刘少昂; pinyin: Liú Shào'áng; Mandarin pronunciation: [ljǒʊ ʂâʊ ǎŋ]; born 13 March 1998) is a Hungarian Olympic gold medalist short track speed skater. He is the younger brother of teammate Shaolin Sándor Liu. Born to a Chinese father and Hungarian mother, he started the sport in 2006 and trained in China for a year.[2] He represented Hungary at the Winter Olympics in 2018 and 2022 in short track. At PyeongChang 2018, he won gold with Team Hungary in the men's relay, then became the most successful winter Olympian in 2022 after winning two bronze medals and one gold at the Beijing Olympics in 2022.[3][4]

The native form of this personal name is Liu Shaoang. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Shaoang Liu
Liu in 2017
Personal information
Nickname(s)Ádó[1]
NationalityHungarian
Born (1998-03-13) 13 March 1998
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
CountryHungary
SportShort track speed skating
ClubFerencvárosi Torna Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)500 m: 39.699 (2018)
1,000 m: 1:23.021 (2016)
1,500 m: 2:12.826 (2018)
3,000 m: 4:46.026 (2019)
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 2
World Championships 6 5 2
European Championships 4 8 1
Total 12 13 5
Olympic Games
2018 Pyeongchang5000 m relay
2022 Beijing500 m
2022 Beijing1000 m
2022 Beijing2000 m mixed relay
World Championships
2021 DordrechtOverall
2021 Dordrecht500 m
2022 MontréalOverall
2022 Montréal500 m
2022 Montréal1000 m
2022 Montréal1500 m
2015 Moscow5000 m relay
2016 Seoul1500 m
2017 Rotterdam1000 m
2021 Dordrecht1000 m
2021 Dordrecht5000 m relay
2016 Seoul500 m
2017 Rotterdam5000 m relay
European Championships
2019 Dordrecht500 m
2019 Dordrecht5000 m relay
2020 DebrecenOverall
2020 Debrecen1500 m
2015 Dordrecht5000 m relay
2016 Sochi5000 m relay
2017 Turin1000 m
2017 Turin1500 m
2019 DordrechtOverall
2019 Dordrecht1500 m
2020 Debrecen500 m
2020 Debrecen1000 m
2018 Dresden5000 m relay
Shaoang Liu
Simplified Chinese刘少昂
Traditional Chinese劉少昂

See also

References
  1. Ághassi, Attila (13 February 2022). "Liu Shaoang kitűnő versenyzéssel olimpiai bajnok 500 méteren" [Shaoang Liu is Olympic champion in the 500 metres with an excellent race]. Telex (in Hungarian). Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. "ISU bio". Isu.html.infostradasports.com. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  3. 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.
  4. "Shaoang Liu". Pyeongchang 2018.
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