Imagen
11682-Chao Dong photo

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Acquired

Further personal information

Family
Wife Huang Xuemei, one son, one daughter
Residence
China
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Mandarin
Higher education
Social Work Studies - Sichuan University: China

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport in 2004 in Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Why this sport?
He was inspired to become an athlete after watching television shows about the Paralympic Games. He began playing table tennis before later switching to shooting.
Club / Team
Sichuan Province: China
Handedness
Right

General interest

Hero / Idol
Chinese pistol shooters Wang Yifu and Xu Haifeng. (zgm.cn, 26 May 2014)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Winning is not the only goal, try your best in each competition." (zgm.cn, 26 May 2014)
Awards and honours
In 2015 he was named an Elite Athlete of International Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sc.chinanews.com, 09 Sep 2016)
Other sports
He has played Para table tennis at an elite level. (scmszb.com, 08 Oct 2012)
Ambitions
To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (kknews.cc, 17 Oct 2019)
Impairment
His left leg was amputated after he was hit by a car while crossing the road at age three. (people.51grb.com, 20 Aug 2019; zgquanzi.com, 30 Aug 2016)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification 12
Men's Free Rifle 3x40 SH1 Qualification 3
Men's Free Rifle 3x40 SH1 Final Round 3
Mixed Free Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification 8
Mixed Free Rifle Prone SH1 Final Round 3
2010 IPC Shooting World Championships (Zagreb, Croatia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 Qualification 2010-07-17 17
Men's 50m Free Rifle 3x40 SH1 Qualification 2010-07-20 2
Team R7 - Men's 50m Rifle 3 positions SH1 Final 2010-07-20 1
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Elimination 2010-07-23 4
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2010-07-23 22
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
R1 - Men's 10 m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification 2012-08-31 1
R1 - Men's 10 m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Final Round 2012-08-31 1
R3 - Mixed 10 m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification 2012-09-01 13
R6 - Mixed 50 m Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification 2012-09-04 9
R7 - Men's 50 m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Qualification 2012-09-05 3
R7 - Men's 50 m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Final Round 2012-09-05 3
2014 IPC Shooting World Championships (Suhl, Germany)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 Final 2014-07-19 4
Men's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 Qualification 2014-07-19 3
Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2014-07-21 24
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Elimination 2014-07-22 9
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Final 2014-07-22 7
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2014-07-22 5
Men's 50m Free Rifle 3x40 SH1 Final 2014-07-25 4
Men's 50m Free Rifle 3x40 SH1 Qualification 2014-07-25 4
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
R1 - Men's 10 m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Final Round 2016-09-08 1
R1 - Men's 10 m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification 2016-09-08 5
R3 - Mixed 10 m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification 2016-09-10 9
R7 - Men's 50 m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Final Round 2016-09-12 6
R7 - Men's 50 m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Qualification 2016-09-12 3
R6 - Mixed 50 m Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification 2016-09-14 23
Cheongju 2018 World Shooting Para Sport Championships (Cheongju, South Korea)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Team R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2018-05-05 4
Team R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2018-05-05 5
R7 - Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Qualification 2018-05-05 10
R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2018-05-05 23
R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Final 2018-05-05 8
R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2018-05-05 7
R1 - Men's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 Qualification 2018-05-05 9
Team R7 - Men's 50m Rifle 3 positions SH1 Qualification 2018-05-05 3