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Qu Yunxia (simplified Chinese:曲云霞;traditional Chinese:曲雲霞;pinyin:Qǔ Yúnxiá; born 25 December 1972) is aChineseOlympic athlete who specialised in the1500 metres.
At the1992 Summer Olympics inBarcelona, she won a bronze medal in 1500 m.
On 11 September 1993, she set theworld record in the 1,500 metres at 3:50.46 minutes[1] while running in theNational Games of China inBeijing. The record stood 22 years, until broken on 17 July 2015, byGenzebe Dibaba who was the only non-Chinese athlete to seriously challenge the mark during that period.
She won the3000 metres at the1993 World Championships in Athletics, setting what will likely be the permanent Championship Record in the event due to women switching to the5,000 metres distance beginning in 1995.
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| Preceded by | Women's 1500 m World Record Holder September 11, 1993 — July 17, 2015 | Succeeded by |
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| 5000 metres (1995–present) |
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