* 2004 Olympic champion in the 110-meter hurdles. Liu became the first Chinese athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field.
* 2006 World Indoor Championships champion in the 60-meter hurdles. Liu defended his title in 2008.
* 2007 World Championships silver medalist in the 110-meter hurdles. Liu finished behind world record holder Dayron Robles of Cuba.
* 2008 Olympic bronze medalist in the 110-meter hurdles. Liu finished behind Robles and Jamaica's Maurice Smith.
* 2012 Olympic bronze medalist in the 110-meter hurdles. Liu finished behind Robles and Andrew Riley of Jamaica.
* Former world record holder in the 60-meter hurdles. Liu set the world record of 7.36 seconds on March 12, 2006, in Birmingham, England. His record was broken by Terrence Trammell of the United States in 2007.
Liu Xiang (swimmer)
* 2012 Olympic bronze medalist in the 50-meter freestyle. Liu finished behind France's Florent Manaudou and Ukraine's Andriy Hovorov.
* 2012 World Short Course Championships champion in the 50-meter freestyle. Liu became the first Chinese swimmer to win a world short course title.
* 2014 Asian Games champion in the 50-meter freestyle. Liu defended his title in 2018.
* Former Asian record holder in the 50-meter freestyle. Liu set the Asian record of 21.56 seconds on May 16, 2012, in Hengyang, China. His record was broken by Ning Zetao of China in 2015.
Liu Zige (swimmer)
* 2008 Olympic champion in the 200-meter butterfly. Liu became the first Chinese swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal.
* 2009 World Championships champion in the 200-meter butterfly. Liu defended her title in 2011.
* 2012 Olympic bronze medalist in the 200-meter butterfly. Liu finished behind Jiao Liuyang of China and Mireia Belmonte of Spain.
* Former world record holder in the 200-meter butterfly. Liu set the world record of 2:01.81 on August 14, 2008, in Beijing, China. Her record was broken by Jessicah Schipper of Australia in 2009.