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Ping Lin

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People's Republic of China
Swimming
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
S9, SB9, SM9

Further personal information

Family
Husband Liu Fuliang, one son
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Cantonese, Mandarin
Higher education
Public Administration - Dongbei University of Finance and Economics: Dalian, CHN

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up the sport in 2006 in Foshan, People's Republic of China.
Why this sport?
She was interested in the sport and particularly enjoyed swimming during the summer.
Club / Team
Guangdong Province: Guangzhou, CHN

International debut

Year
2010
Competing for
China
Tournament
World Championships
Location
Eindhoven, NED

General interest

Nicknames
Female Flying Fish (sohu.com, 27 Oct 2016)
Most influential person in career
Coach Liu Zhibin. (Athlete, 11 Jul 2015)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"I can accept failure, but I will never give up." (Athlete, 11 Jul 2015)
Awards and honours
In 2011, 2012 and 2016 she received a Merit Citation Class One from the Guangdong provincial government in the People's Republic of China. (360doc.com, 27 Oct 2016)

She was named a March 8th Red Banner Holder and presented with the May 1st Labour Medal in recognition of her achievements at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (foshannews.net, 01 Mar 2017; oeeee.com, 27 Sep 2016)
Impairment
She lost her right hand in an accident at age four. (foshannews.net, 01 Mar 2017; Athlete, 11 Jul 2015)

Results

Unit Date Rank
IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven 2010 (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB9 Heat 1 8
Women's 50 m Freestyle S9 Heat 1 5
Women's 4x100 m Medley 34pts Final Round 4
Women's 4x100 m Medley 34pts Heat 1 2
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts Final Round 3
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts Heat 1 1
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Heat 2 6
Women's 100 m Freestyle S9 Heat 2 7
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Backstroke S9 Heat 2 2012-08-31 5
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts Final Round 2012-09-03 5
Women's 50 m Freestyle S9 Final Round 2012-09-05 1
Women's 50 m Freestyle S9 Heat 2 2012-09-05 2
Women's 4x100 m Medley 34pts Final Round 2012-09-07 6
Women's 100 m Freestyle S9 Heat 2 2012-09-07 3
Women's 100 m Freestyle S9 Final Round 2012-09-07 4
2013 IPC Swimming World Championships (Montreal, Canada)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Freestyle S9 Final 1 2013-08-12 4
Women's 100 m Freestyle S9 Heat 2 2013-08-12 6
Women's 50 m Freestyle S9 Final 1 2013-08-13 3
Women's 50 m Freestyle S9 Heat 2 2013-08-13 3
Women's 100 m Backstroke S9 Final 1 2013-08-18 5
Women's 100 m Backstroke S9 Heat 1 2013-08-18 5
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 100 m Backstroke S9 Heat 1 2015-07-13 11
Women's 100 m Freestyle S9 Heat 2 2015-07-14 11
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB9 Heat 2 2015-07-15 10
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts Final 1 2015-07-16 6
Women's 50 m Freestyle S9 Heat 1 2015-07-16 8
Women's 50 m Freestyle S9 Final 1 2015-07-16 8
Women's 100 m Butterfly S9 Final 1 2015-07-17 7
Women's 100 m Butterfly S9 Heat 1 2015-07-17 6
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Final 1 2015-07-19 2
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Heat 1 2015-07-19 3
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Final Round 2016-09-11 1
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 Heat 1 2016-09-11 1
Women's 100 m Freestyle S9 Final Round 2016-09-12 8
Women's 100 m Freestyle S9 Heat 2 2016-09-12 2
Women's 50 m Freestyle S9 Heat 3 2016-09-13 2
Women's 50 m Freestyle S9 Final Round 2016-09-13 6
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts Final Round 2016-09-15 3
Women's 100 m Butterfly S9 Heat 1 2016-09-15 4