Biography
Impairment information
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
T54
Further personal information
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Mandarin
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up Para athletics in 2008 in Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Club / Team
Shanghai: China
International debut
Year
2012
Competing for
China
Tournament
Paralympic Games
Location
London, ENG
General interest
Hobbies
Music. (Athlete, 05 Nov 2019)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold in the T54 marathon at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017; Athlete, 05 Nov 2019)
Most influential person in career
Coach Huang Peng. (Athlete, 05 Nov 2019)
Hero / Idol
Chinese artistic gymnast Li Xiaopeng, Chinese tennis player Li Na, US wheelchair racer Tatyana McFadden. (Athlete, 26 Oct 2015; wap.xinmin.cn, 13 Nov 2016; Athlete, 05 Nov 2019)
Injuries
She sustained a shoulder injury in early 2020. (sohu.com, 24 Feb 2020)
She had a shoulder injury after the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (news.cnr.cn, 15 Apr 2019)
She had a shoulder injury after the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (news.cnr.cn, 15 Apr 2019)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Tenaciously strive to succeed, and achieve continuous self-improvement." (Athlete, 26 Oct 2015)
Awards and honours
She was the flag bearer for the People's Republic of China at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia. (tv.cctv.com, 07 Oct 2018)
During her career she has received a Merit Citation Class One award in the People's Republic of China. (shanghai.gov.cn, 19 Oct 2012)
During her career she has received a Merit Citation Class One award in the People's Republic of China. (shanghai.gov.cn, 19 Oct 2012)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (sohu.com, 15 Apr 2019)
Impairment
Her impairment is the result of polio. She contracted the illness as a child. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)
Other information
RETIREMENT PLAN
She plans to retire after the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (news.cnr.cn, 15 Apr 2019)
She plans to retire after the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (news.cnr.cn, 15 Apr 2019)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 5000 m T54 | Heat 2 | 2012-08-31 | 9999 | |
Women's 400 m T54 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-03 | 1 | |
Women's 400 m T54 | Final Round | 2012-09-03 | 4 | |
Women's 800 m T54 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-04 | 1 | |
Women's 800 m T54 | Final Round | 2012-09-05 | 3 | |
Women's 1500 m T54 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-06 | 1 | |
Women's 1500 m T54 | Final Round | 2012-09-07 | 5 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 800 m T54 | Heat 1 | 2015-10-25 | 3 | |
Women's 800 m T54 | Final 1 | 2015-10-26 | 1 | |
Women's 400 m T54 | Heat 2 | 2015-10-27 | 2 | |
Women's 400 m T54 | Final 1 | 2015-10-27 | 2 | |
Women's 5000 m T54 | Heat 2 | 2015-10-28 | 3 | |
Women's 5000 m T54 | Final 1 | 2015-10-29 | 1 | |
Women's 4x400 m T53/54 | Final 1 | 2015-10-31 | 1 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 400 m T54 | Final Round | 2016-09-11 | 3 | |
Women's 400 m T54 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-11 | 2 | |
Women's 5000 m T54 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-14 | 3 | |
Women's 4x400 m T53/54 | Final Round | 2016-09-15 | 1 | |
Women's 5000 m T54 | Final Round | 2016-09-15 | 5 | |
Women's 800 m T54 | Final Round | 2016-09-17 | 6 | |
Women's 800 m T54 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-17 | 2 | |
Women's Marathon T54 | Final Round | 2016-09-18 | 1 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 1500 m T54 | Heat 1 | 2017-07-15 | 8 | |
Women's 400 m T54 | Heat 2 | 2017-07-16 | 3 | |
Women's 1500 m T54 | Final 1 | 2017-07-17 | 8 | |
Women's 400 m T54 | Final 1 | 2017-07-17 | 2 | |
Women's 800 m T54 | Heat 2 | 2017-07-18 | 4 | |
Women's 800 m T54 | Final 1 | 2017-07-19 | 5 | |
Women's 5000 m T54 | Final 1 | 2017-07-22 | 4 | |
Women's 100 m T54 | Final 1 | 2017-07-23 | 4 |