Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S4, SB3, SM4
Further personal information
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Mandarin
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up the sport in 2010 in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.
Why this sport?
She wanted to improve her physical condition.
Club / Team
Guangxi Zhuang: China
Name of coach
Zhang Honghu [club, national], CHN
International debut
Year
2014
Competing for
China
Location
Brazil
General interest
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning three medals [two gold, one silver] at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)
Most influential person in career
Coach Huang Min. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)
Hero / Idol
Chinese swimmer Ning Zetao. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"The best part of competitive sports is that it depends on your hands, not on your mouth." (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)
Awards and honours
She was named a March 8th Red Banner Holder by the All-China Women's Federation in recognition of her achievements at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. She also received the National May 1st Labour Medal and the May 4th Youth Medal. (v.gxxw.com, 04 May 2017; chinanews.com, 21 Sep 2016)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (xinhuanet.com, 26 Mar 2018)
Impairment
She had a fever age four. After having injections and taking medicine, she was diagnosed with neuropathy in her legs. (canjiren.china.com.cn, 21 Oct 2019)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 100 m Freestyle S3 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-08 | 2 | |
Women's 100 m Freestyle S3 | Final Round | 2016-09-08 | 2 | |
Mixed 4x50 m Freestyle 20pts | Final Round | 2016-09-09 | 1 | |
Women's 50 m Backstroke S3 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-10 | 1 | |
Women's 50 m Backstroke S3 | Final Round | 2016-09-10 | 1 | |
Women's 50 m Breaststroke SB3 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-14 | 6 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 50 m Backstroke S3 | Final 1 | 2017-12-03 | 1 | |
Women's 50 m Freestyle S3 | Intermediate Time | 2017-12-03 | 9999 | |
Women's 100 m Freestyle S3 | Final 1 | 2017-12-04 | 1 | |
Women's 50 m Breaststroke SB3 | Final 1 | 2017-12-05 | 6 | |
Mixed 4x50 m Freestyle 20pts | Final 1 | 2017-12-07 | 1 |