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Juan Wang

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People's Republic of China
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
T44, F44

Further personal information

Languages
Mandarin
Higher education
Sport Studies - Beijing Sport University: China

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up Para athletics in 1994.
Why this sport?
She enjoyed the way competing in the sport made her feel.

International debut

Year
1998
Competing for
China
Tournament
World Championships
Location
Birmingham, ENG

General interest

Nicknames
Blade Runner (cdrb.com.cn, 14 Sep 2015)
Most influential person in career
Her father. (Athlete, 02 Sep 2012)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Never give up when faced with a challenge." (Athlete, 02 Sep 2012)
Awards and honours
In 2014 she was named an Elite Para Athlete of International Class by the China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities. (cpc2008.org.cn, 15 Nov 2014)

She took part in the torch relay ahead of the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. Her leg of the relay was in the host city. (cdpf.org.cn, 06 Sep 2008)

She was flag bearer for the People's Republic of China at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney. (news.youth.cn, 22 Oct 2012)
Other sports
She competed in wheelchair fencing at the 1994 Far East and South Pacific [FESPIC] Games in Beijing, People's Republic of China. (ldwb.com.cn, 22 Oct 2012)
Impairment
She lost her right leg in a car accident at age 13. (ldwb.com.cn, 22 Oct 2012)

Results

Unit Date Rank
IPC Athletics World Championships Birmingham 1998 (Birmingham, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m T44 Final Round 3
Women's Long Jump F44 Final Round 2
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Long Jump F44 Final Round 4
Women's 100 m T44 Final Round 3
Women's 100 m T44 Heat 1 2
IPC Athletics World Championships Assen 2006 (Assen, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Long Jump F44 Final Round 9999
Women's 100 m T44 Final Round 5
Women's 100 m T44 Heat 2 2
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Long Jump F44/46 Final Round 2
Women's 100 m T46 Heat 1 4
Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games (Sydney, Australia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m T44 Final Round 3
Women's 200 m T44 Final Round 3
IPC Athletics World Championships Villeneuve d'Ascq 2002 (Villeneuve d'Ascq, France)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m T44 Final Round 1
Women's 200 m T44 Final Round 2
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Long Jump F44/46 Final 2011-01-24 8
Women's 100 m T44 Final 2011-01-26 5
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m T44 Heat 1 2012-09-01 3
Women's 100 m T44 Final Round 2012-09-02 6
Women's Long Jump F42/44 Final Round 2012-09-02 7