Zhen Zhang

Alpine Skiing

Biography

Type of Impairment

Vision impairment

Origin of Impairment

Congenital

Residence

Shenyang, CHN

Occupation

Athlete

Languages

Mandarin

Club / Team

Liaoning Province: China

Memorable sporting achievement

Winning gold medals in Para athletics at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (wenming.cn, 07 Apr 2015)

Sporting philosophy / motto

"Self-confidence is the foundation of success." (wenming.cn, 07 Apr 2015)

Awards and honours

During his career he has been named National Model Worker and Liaoning Province Model Worker in People's Republic of China. (ln.gov.cn, 01 Feb 2012)

Other sports

He has competed in Para athletics and Para alpine skiing at international level. (cpc2008.org.cn, 31 Jan 2018)

Impairment

He was born with a visual impairment. (sydadong.com, 30 May 2010)

		Unit	Date	Rank

Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 5000 m T11	Final Round	9999
Men's Marathon T11	Final Round	9999
Men's 10000 m T11	Final Round	9999

Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event	Unit	Rank
Men's 5000 m T11	Final Round	1
Men's 1500 m T11	Final Round	1
Men's 1500 m T11	Heat 1	1

2011 IPC Athletics World Championships (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 1500 m T11	Heat 2	2011-01-24	2
Men's 4x100 m T11-13	Heat 2	2011-01-24	2
Men's 1500 m T11	Final	2011-01-25	3

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Men's 5000 m T11		Final Round	2016-09-08	5
Men's 1500 m T11		Heat 2	2016-09-11	4