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Liuyi WANG
Sport Artistic Swimming
NOC China   
GenderWomen
Born16 Jan 1997 in Shenzhen, CHN
Height1.72 m
 Human Interest 
General Interest
Famous relatives
Her twin sister Wang Qianyi has represented the People's Republic of China in artistic swimming, and won silver in the team event at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (SportsDeskOnline, 15 Feb 2023; qiwen8.com, 21 Apr 2018)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport?
She and her sister were both good swimmers, and they were recommended to join the Shenzhen Sport Team.
General Interest
Hero / Idol
Chinese artistic swimmers Jiang Wenwen and Jiang Tingting. (sohu.com, 24 Jul 2017; sz.chinadaily.com.cn, 24 Jul 2017)
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up the sport at age eight in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.
Further Personal Information
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Mandarin
General Interest
Awards and honours
In 2018 she was named an Elite Athlete of International Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 01 Feb 2018)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach
Zhang Xiaohuan [national], CHN
Club / Team
Guangdong Province: China
General Interest
Ambitions
To compete at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (163.com, 03 Aug 2022; tyj.gd.gov.cn, 20 Jun 2022)
Hobbies
Playing the piano. (163.com, 03 Aug 2022)
Nicknames
Kelly (Weibo profile, 21 Jan 2023)
Milestones
She was part of the first Chinese artistic swimming team to win gold in a team event at the world championships. The group claimed gold in the technical routine at the 2022 edition of the tournament in Budapest, Hungary. (SportsDeskOnline, 23 Jan 2023)

 Competition Highlights
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
1 2024 Doha, QAT Team Technical Routine 299.871
1 2024 Doha, QAT Team Acrobatic Routine 244.176
1 2024 Doha, QAT Duet Free Routine 250.772
1 2024 Doha, QAT Duet Technical Routine 266.048
1 2023 Fukuoka, JPN Team Free Routine 329.168
2 2023 Fukuoka, JPN Duet Free Routine 255.248
7 2023 Fukuoka, JPN Team Technical Routine  
4 2023 Fukuoka, JPN Duet Technical Routine 249.409 
1 2022 Budapest, HUN Duet Technical Routine 93.753
1 2022 Budapest, HUN Team Technical Routine 94.720
1 2022 Budapest, HUN Team Free Routine  
1 2022 Budapest, HUN Duet Free Routine 95.566
1 2017 Budapest, HUN Free Routine Combination 96.100
2 2017 Budapest, HUN Team Technical Routine 94.216
Asian Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
1 2023 Hangzhou, CHN Duet 526.862
1 2023 Hangzhou, CHN Team 868.967
1 2018 Jakarta, INA Team 186.939