Liu Minghu (born 28 July 1998)[1] is a Chinese freestyle wrestler. He is a silver medalist at the Asian Wrestling Championships. He competed in the men's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

Liu Minghu
Personal information
Birth name刘明虎
Nationality China
Born (1998-07-28) 28 July 1998 (age 26)
Beihai, China
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Sport
Country China
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class61 kg
EventFreestyle
Achievements and titles
Regional finalsSilver (2019) Silver (2023)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  China
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Xi'an 61 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Astana 61 kg
Olympic Qualification Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2021 Almaty 57 kg
Waclaw Ziolkowski Memorial
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Warsaw 61 kg
World U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bucharest 61 kg

Career

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He represented China at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia in the men's freestyle 57 kg event.[1] In 2019, he won the silver medal in the men's 61 kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Xi'an, China.[2]

He qualified at the 2021 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent China at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4]

He competed in the 61 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[5]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2019 Asian Championships Xi'an, China 2nd Freestyle 61 kg
2023 Asian Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 2nd Freestyle 61 kg

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ "2019 Asian Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2020.
  3. ^ Houston, Michael (11 April 2021). "Uzbekistan qualify four for Tokyo 2020 on last day of Asian Olympic wrestling qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  5. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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