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Min Huang

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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
S7, SB7, SM7

Further personal information

Residence
China
Occupation
Coach
Languages
Mandarin

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up Para swimming in 1999 in Yunnan, People's Republic of China.
Why this sport?
She was identified as an athlete with potential by a coach from the local federation for athletes with an impairment.

International debut

Year
2000
Competing for
China
Tournament
Paralympic Games
Location
Sydney, NSW, AUS

General interest

Sporting philosophy / motto
"No pain, no gain." (sohu.com, 13 Sep 2008)
Awards and honours
In 2014 she was named an Elite Para-Athlete of International Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (yuxicl.org.cn, 01 Dec 2014)
Impairment
She lost her left arm after being electrocuted in an accident at age eight. (ynxxb.com, 06 Sep 2012)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games (Sydney, Australia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Butterfly S8 Heat 2 3
Women's 100 m Butterfly S8 Final Round 4
Women's 200 m Medley SM8 Heat 2 9999
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle 34 pts Final Round 7
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle 34 pts Final Round 7
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 Final Round 2
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 Heat 2 2
Women's 50 m Freestyle S7 Heat 1 3
Women's 50 m Freestyle S7 Final Round 6
Women's 50 m Butterfly S7 Final Round 2
Women's 50 m Butterfly S7 Heat 1 1
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 Final Round 3
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 Heat 1 1
Women's 100 m Freestyle S7 Heat 2 4
IPC Swimming World Championships Durban 2006 (Durban, South Africa)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 50 m Butterfly S7 Final Round 1
Women's 50 m Butterfly S7 Heats 1
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 Final Round 3
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 Final Round 9999
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 Heats 3
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 50 m Freestyle S7 Heat 1 3
Women's 50 m Freestyle S7 Final Round 5
Women's 50 m Butterfly S7 Heat 2 1
Women's 50 m Butterfly S7 Final Round 1
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 Final Round 2
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 Heat 1 2
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 Final Round 2
IPC Swimming World Championships Mar del Plata 2002 (Mar del Plata, Argentina)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Butterfly S8 Final Round 1
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM8 Heats 3
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM8 Final Round 5
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 50 m Butterfly S7 Final Round 2012-08-31 3
Women's 50 m Butterfly S7 Heat 2 2012-08-31 3
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 Final Round 2012-09-02 3
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 Heat 1 2012-09-02 1