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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
S7, SB7, SM7
Further personal information
Family
One child
Languages
Mandarin
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He taught himself to swim as a child.
Why this sport?
He has loved swimming since he was a small boy. At age 12 an officer from the Yongshun County Sports Commission in People's Republic of China spotted him chasing a duck and he was offered professional training.
General interest
Most influential person in career
His grandmother. (xwcm.net, 24 Oct 2012)
Awards and honours
In 2008 he received the National May 4th Youth Medal from the Youth Federation in People's Republic of China. (scgqt.org.cn, 19 Sep 2008)
Impairment
At age six he lost his lower right leg and left arm at the shoulder after accidentally touching a high voltage power line. (changsha.cn, 01 Sep 2008; china.com.cn, 01 Sep 2008)
Other information
DIFFICULT EARLY DAYS
His parents divorced shortly after his accident and his mother moved away to find work. His father remarried but died in an accident when Tian was age 11. He then went to live with his grandmother. (changsha.cn, 01 Sep 2008; xinhuanet.com, 01 Sep 2008)
His parents divorced shortly after his accident and his mother moved away to find work. His father remarried but died in an accident when Tian was age 11. He then went to live with his grandmother. (changsha.cn, 01 Sep 2008; xinhuanet.com, 01 Sep 2008)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 1 | 5 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 2 | 4 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 8 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 1 | 1 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S7 | Heat 1 | 1 | ||
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S7 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 | Heat 1 | 2 | ||
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 | Final Round | 5 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Heats | 4 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 4 | ||
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 | Heats | 2 | ||
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S7 | Heats | 10 | ||
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S7 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S7 | Heats | 1 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 3 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S7 | Heats | 3 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 2 | 3 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 4 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 1 | 3 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 6 | ||
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S7 | Heat 2 | 1 | ||
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S7 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 | Heat 1 | 1 | ||
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Men's 4x50 m Medley 20 pts | Heat 1 | 3 | ||
| Men's 4x50 m Medley 20 pts | Final Round | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S7 | Heat 2 | 1 | ||
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S7 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 2 | 4 |