Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
S10, SB9, SM10
Further personal information
Residence
Foshan, CHN
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Cantonese, Mandarin
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began swimming in 2005 at the Foshan Sports Institute in the People's Republic of China.
Club / Team
Nanhai: Foshan, CHN
Name of coach
Li Mengzhong [national], CHN; Li Kehua [personal], from 2005, CHN
International debut
Year
2007
Competing for
China
Location
United States
General interest
Nicknames
Little Eagle (news.163.com, 18 Dec 2015)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (Athlete, 11 Jul 2015)
Most influential person in career
His mother. (Athlete, 11 Jul 2015)
Hero / Idol
Chinese Para swimmer Xu Qing. (Athlete, 11 Jul 2015)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Higher, faster, stronger." (Athlete, 11 Jul 2015)
Awards and honours
In 2016 he was presented with a Merit Citation Class One and a May 1st Labour Medal by the Guangdong provincial government in the People's Republic of China. (szb.nanhaitoday.com, 29 Sep 2016)
He was named the 2014 Best Male Athlete by the Asian Paralympic Committee. (paralympic.org, 04 Dec 2014)
In 2013 he was named one of the Top 10 Outstanding Young People in the People's Republic of China. (gddpf.org.cn, 11 Oct 2013)
He was named the 2014 Best Male Athlete by the Asian Paralympic Committee. (paralympic.org, 04 Dec 2014)
In 2013 he was named one of the Top 10 Outstanding Young People in the People's Republic of China. (gddpf.org.cn, 11 Oct 2013)
Impairment
All the fingers on his right hand were amputated after he was involved in an accident while playing with fireworks at age eight. (citygf.com, 08 Sep 2016; Athlete, 11 Jul 2015)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB9 | Heat 1 | 2 | ||
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts | Final Round | 2 | ||
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts | Heat 1 | 2 | ||
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB9 | Final Round | 2 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts | Final Round | 4 | ||
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts | Heat 1 | 2 | ||
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM10 | Heat 1 | 5 | ||
Men's 100 m Butterfly S10 | Heat 2 | 5 | ||
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB9 | Final Round | 3 | ||
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB9 | Heat 1 | 2 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 50 m Freestyle S10 | Heat 2 | 2012-08-31 | 3 | |
Men's 50 m Freestyle S10 | Final Round | 2012-08-31 | 7 | |
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts | Final Round | 2012-09-02 | 2 | |
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts | Heat 1 | 2012-09-02 | 2 | |
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts | Heat 2 | 2012-09-08 | 2 | |
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts | Final Round | 2012-09-08 | 1 | |
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB9 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-08 | 1 | |
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB9 | Final Round | 2012-09-08 | 3 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB9 | Heat 2 | 2013-08-14 | 7 | |
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB9 | Final 1 | 2013-08-14 | 2 | |
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts | Final 1 | 2013-08-15 | 4 | |
Men's 50 m Freestyle S10 | Final 1 | 2013-08-18 | 8 | |
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts | Final 1 | 2013-08-18 | 1 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 50 m Freestyle S10 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-13 | 9 | |
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM10 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-14 | 11 | |
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB9 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-15 | 5 | |
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB9 | Final 1 | 2015-07-15 | 5 | |
Men's 100 m Backstroke S10 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-16 | 14 | |
Men's 100 m Butterfly S10 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-17 | 11 | |
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts | Heat 1 | 2015-07-17 | 7 | |
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts | Final 1 | 2015-07-18 | 2 | |
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts | Heat 1 | 2015-07-18 | 3 | |
Men's 100 m Freestyle S10 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-18 | 13 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB9 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-08 | 4 | |
Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB9 | Final Round | 2016-09-08 | 4 | |
Men's 50 m Freestyle S10 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-09 | 3 | |
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts | Final Round | 2016-09-14 | 3 | |
Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts | Final Round | 2016-09-17 | 1 |