Photos: China’s Liu wins Women’s 200m Butterfly in world record time
Updated: 2008-08-14 12:02:49
Liu Zige of China competes. (Photo credit: Fan Jun/Xinhua)
The Women’s 200m Butterfly final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games took place in the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube, in Beijing, China, on August 14, 2008. Liu Zige of China won the gold medal with a new world record of 2 minutes 04.18 seconds. Fellow Chinese Jiao Liuyang took silver in 2:04.72 and Australia’s Jessicah Schipper grabbed the bronze in 2:06.26.
Liu Zige of China reacts. (Photo credit: Fei Maohua Xinhua)
Liu Zige (L) of China receives congratulations from Jessicah Schipper. (Photo credit: Fei Maohua Xinhua)
Liu Zige of China poses with the gold medal. (Photo credit: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
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