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Meng Zhang

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People's Republic of China
Swimming
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Biography

Impairment information

Classification
S10, SB9, SM10

Further personal information

Residence
China
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Mandarin

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up the sport in 2004 in Xi'an, People's Republic of China.
Club / Team
Shandong Province : China

International debut

Year
2012
Competing for
China
Tournament
Paralympic Games
Location
London, ENG

General interest

Memorable sporting achievement
Winning bronze in the SM10 200m individual medley at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (SportsDeskOnline, 19 Aug 2021; Athlete, 11 Jul 2015)
Hero / Idol
US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Athlete, 11 Jul 2015)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Success comes from action, not from words." (Athlete, 11 Jul 2015)
Awards and honours
In 2015 she was presented with a Merit Citation Class One award in recognition of her achievements at the 2014 Asian Para Games in Incheon, Republic of Korea. (fujian.gov.cn, 20 May 2015)

She has received the May 1st Labour Medal, the May 4th Youth Medal and been named a March 8th Red Banner Holder during her career. (fj.sina.com.cn, 28 Sep 2012)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (chinanews.com, 17 Aug 2021; lncl.org.cn, 10 May 2020)

Results

Unit Date Rank
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM10 Final Round 2012-08-30 3
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM10 Heat 2 2012-08-30 2
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts Final Round 2012-09-03 5
Women's 4x100 m Medley 34pts Final Round 2012-09-07 6
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB9 Final Round 2012-09-08 8
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB9 Heat 2 2012-09-08 3
2013 IPC Swimming World Championships (Montreal, Canada)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 400 m Freestyle S10 Final 1 2013-08-13 8
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB9 Final 1 2013-08-14 4
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB9 Heat 2 2013-08-14 5
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM10 Heat 2 2013-08-15 5
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM10 Final 1 2013-08-15 4
Women's 4x100 m Medley 34pts Final 1 2013-08-18 3
2015 IPC Swimming World Championships (Glasgow, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 50 m Freestyle S10 Heat 1 2015-07-13 14
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM10 Heat 2 2015-07-14 6
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM10 Final 1 2015-07-14 3
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB9 Heat 1 2015-07-15 4
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB9 Final 1 2015-07-15 2
Women's 100 m Backstroke S10 Heat 1 2015-07-16 13
Women's 100 m Freestyle S10 Heat 1 2015-07-18 15
Women's 400 m Freestyle S10 Heat 2 2015-07-19 13
Women's 4x100 m Medley 34pts Final 1 2015-07-19 5
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB9 Heat 1 2016-09-08 1
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB9 Final Round 2016-09-08 5
Women's 50 m Freestyle S10 Heat 1 2016-09-09 3
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM10 Heat 2 2016-09-11 4
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM10 Final Round 2016-09-11 8
Women's 4x100 m Medley 34pts Final Round 2016-09-16 4