ATHENS, Aug. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Following is the factbox of China'sLiu Xiang, who won the men's 110m hurdles in a world-record equaling time of 12.91 at the Olymic Games here on Friday.

    Birthdate: July 13, 1983

    Birthplace: Shanghai

    Height: 1.89 meters

    Weight: 85kg

    Hobby: Internet games and Karaoke

    Idol: Michael Jordan

    Performances:

    2001: Won gold medals at the East Asian Games, World UniversityGames, Ninth Naitonal Games of China

    2002: Won Gold medals at Asian Games in Pusan, South Korea. Broke the 24-year-old world youth record in 13.12 seconds.

    2003: Won bronze medal in the world indoor championships in Birmingham, England, ending Chinese men's 18-year-old medal drought in the event. Won bronze medal in the world outdoor championships in Paris.

    2004: Won the silver medal in the world indoor championships inBudapest. Clocked a season best time of 13.06 seconds at the IAAF Grand Prix in Osaka, Japan. Enditem