Liu Junxi

Liu Junxi^[a] (Chinese: 刘俊茜; born 11 December 2003) is a Chinese hurdler. He won a bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships and a silver at the Asian Championships, and has won several regional and international competitions.

Liu Junxi

Personal information
Native name	刘俊茜
Born	11 December 2003 (2003-12-11) (age 21)[1] Taizhou, Jiangsu, China[2]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	60 metres hurdles 110 metres hurdles
Achievements and titles
National finals	2023 Chinese Champs  • 110m hurdles, 4th
Personal best(s)	60mH: 7.58 (2024) 110mH: 13.24 (+0.3) (2025)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  China World Indoor Championships 2025 Nanjing 60 m hurdles Asian Championships 2025 Gumi 110 m hurdles

Career

Liu first represented China at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships, where he qualified for the semifinals of the 60 m hurdles and finished 12th overall.^[3]

Liu won the 2024 Astana Indoor Meeting in a meeting record time of 7.58 for 60 metres hurdles. He also won the first leg of the Chinese Indoor Athletics Invitational Championships series.^[4]

In 2025, he won a bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships and a silver at the Asian Championships.

Personal life

Liu was born in Taizhou, Jiangsu, China and he represents Jiangsu in Chinese national competition.^[1][2] He initially competed in the long jump at Jingjiang City Primary School, but was not particularly tall. He was accepted to the Taizhou City Sports School where he then began professional training.^[2]

He has been described as part of a new generation of Chinese hurdlers, and is frequently compared with Liu Xiang to the point that some Chinese commentators have asked, "Do people with the surname Liu run fast?".^[4]

Statistics

Personal best progression

110m Hurdles progression

#	Mark	Pl.	Competition	Venue	Date	Ref.
1	14.47 (+0.1 m/s)	(Heat 2)	Yangtze River Delta Elite Meeting	Shaoxing, China	7 Apr 2021	[5]
2	14.01 (−0.6 m/s)	(Heat 1)	CAA Training Base Permit Meeting	Nanjing, China	3 Jun 2022	[6]
3	13.69 (+0.9 m/s)		CAA Training Base Permit Meeting	Nanjing, China	4 Jun 2022	[6]
4	13.68 (−0.2 m/s)	(Heat 2)	National Athletics Grand Prix Series	Huangshi, China	14 Jul 2022	[7]
5	13.64 (−0.3 m/s)	(Heat 2)	National Grand Prix	Rizhao, China	26 Apr 2023	[8]
6	13.50 (−1.6 m/s)		National Grand Prix	Taizhou, China	26 May 2023	[9]
7	13.40 (+0.3 m/s)		National Grand Prix	Chongqing, China	2 Jun 2023	[10]
8	13.24 (+0.3 m/s)		2025 Xiamen Diamond League	Xiamen, China	26 Apr 2025	[11]

Notes

1. In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.