Name: LIU Xia
Gender: W
Date of birth: January 16, 1981
Place of birth: Weifang, Shandong Province
Height: 1.62m
Weight: 63kg
Sport: Weightlifting
Category: 63kg
Personal best: 2003 World Championships - Two silvers & one bronze

Sports career:
Took up judo at the age of 11 in Zhucheng Spare-time Sports School in Weifang, Shandong Province. Shifted to weightlifting later. Joined the Shandong provincial weightlifting team in 1998 and the national team in 2002. Now student of Shandong Provincial Physical Education College.

High performances:
2000 National Championships - 3rd 63kg total
2001 Guangdong National Games Preliminaries - 1st 63kg total
2001 Guangdong National Games Finals - 2nd 63kg total (disqualified for a positive doping test)
2003 Asian Championships - 1st 63kg snatch, C&J & total (247.5kg, WR)
2003 World Championships - Two silvers & one bronze