About Liu Dong
Liu Dong (Chinese: 刘东; born 27 December 1973) is a Chinese retired middle-distance runner. She holds the current Asian record over 800 metres with 1:55.54. She set that record while winning at the 7th Chinese National Games. Her personal best over 1500 metres was 3:56.31. She was trained from 1991 to 1993 by Ma Junren in Liaoning Province. == Life and career == Liu Dong was born on 27 December 1973 in Jinzhou. She is married to Spanish coach Luis Miguel Landa and lives in Spain. She competed at the 2014 Cross della Vallagarina and placed 15th. Liu acted as a rabbit for the famous 1500 at the 1993 Chinese National Games, where Qu Yunxia set the world record that stood for almost 22 years. When Liu set her personal best in the same race four years later, it was the #15 mark of all time.
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