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Chinese judoka

Liu Anpai

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Full name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinLiú ĀnpáiWade–GilesLiu An-p'aiYue: CantoneseJyutpingLau4 On1 Paai4
Nationality Chinese
Born (1966-02-12) 12 February 1966 (age 60)Wafangdian, Dalian, China
Sport
Sport Judo

Liu Anpai (simplified Chinese: 刘安排; traditional Chinese: 劉安排; born 12 February 1966) is a Chinese judoka. He competed in the men's half-heavyweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1] Over the course of his sports career, Liu won 11 judo national championships.

Liu was born in Wafangdian, Dalian, in 1966. He studied at Wafangdian Longwangmiao Primary School (瓦房店龙王庙小学) and Wafangdian No. 11 Middle School (瓦房店第11中学). Liu was passionate about playing basketball and volleyball during his middle school years. The basketball program at Fuxian Amateur Sports School (复县业余体校) chose him. After enrolling at the school in 1982, he switched to judo and began training under his first judo coach, Chen Shengfu (陈生福). Liu competed in the Liaoning Provincial Judo Championships (辽宁省柔道锦标赛) in 1983, where he placed first in the 86 kg division. He was chosen for the Liaoning Provincial Judo Team (辽宁柔道队) that year.[2]

In 1984 and 1985, Liu competed at the National Youth Judo Championships (全国青年柔道锦标赛), where he placed first in both the 95 kg (209 lb) and openweight divisions. At the inaugural National Youth Games (全国青运会柔道比赛) held in 1985, he received first place in the openweight class. He won first place in the 95 kg weight class at both the National Judo Championships (全国柔道冠军赛) in 1986 and the National Games (全运会柔道比赛) in 1987. Liu received the title "Liaoning Provincial New Long March Commando" (获辽宁省新长征突击手) in 1987.[2] He placed 18th in the men's half-heavyweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics and was one of five male judo athletes representing China.[1][3]

Over the course of his sports career, Liu won 11 judo national championships.[3] He lived in the Rixin [zh] subdistrict of Xigan in Dalian in 2008.[3]

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Liu Anpai Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b Jia, Tiekui 贾铁魁 (30 May 2010). "运动健将--刘安排" [Athlete: Liu Biao]. 大连竞技体育精英 [_Dalian Competitive Sports Elite_] (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 September 2025 – via Dalian Municipal People's Government [zh].{{[cite news](/wiki/Template:Cite%5Fnews "Template:Cite news")}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ a b c "大连"硬汉"祝福中国柔道队" [Dalian "Tough Guy" Sends Best Wishes to the Chinese Judo Team]. Peninsula Morning News [zh] (in Chinese). 8 August 2008. p. B3.