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Dingchao Gou

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People's Republic of China
Shooting

Biography

Impairment information

Origin of Impairment
Acquired

Further personal information

Family
One son
Residence
Ya’an, CHN
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Mandarin

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport in 1995 in Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China.
Why this sport?
His potential was spotted by the federation for athletes with an impairment in Ya'an, People's Republic of China.
Club / Team
Sichuan Province: China
Handedness
Right

General interest

Nicknames
Superman, King of the Wheelchair Gun (news.beiww.com, 10 Jun 2015; xinhuanet.com, 24 Aug 2012; beiww.com, 12 Jul 2012)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"As long as you dare to do, you will always be successful." (sohu.com, 21 Oct 2011)
Other sports
He competed in Para table tennis at national level during the 1980s and early 1990s. (beiww.com, 30 July 2008)
Impairment
His impairment is the result of the effects of polio. He contracted the illness as a child. (scpublic.cn, 25 Jul 2019)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification 5
Men's Air Rifle Standing SH1 Final Round 6
Men's Free Rifle 3x40 SH1 Qualification 8
Men's Free Rifle 3x40 SH1 Final Round 8
Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification 23
2010 IPC Shooting World Championships (Zagreb, Croatia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 Qualification 2010-07-17 4
Mixed 10m Air Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2010-07-19 9
Team R7 - Men's 50m Rifle 3 positions SH1 Final 2010-07-20 1
Men's 50m Free Rifle 3x40 SH1 Qualification 2010-07-20 8
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Qualification 2010-07-23 42
Mixed 50m Rifle prone SH1 Elimination 2010-07-23 8
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 9
R7 - Men's 50 m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Qualification 2012-09-05 12
2014 IPC Shooting World Championships (Suhl, Germany)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 Qualification 2014-07-19 13
Men's 50m Free Rifle 3x40 SH1 Qualification 2014-07-25 16
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 8
R1 - Men's 10 m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification 2016-09-08 8
R7 - Men's 50 m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Final Round 2016-09-12 8
R7 - Men's 50 m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Qualification 2016-09-12 8
Cheongju 2018 World Shooting Para Sport Championships (Cheongju, South Korea)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
R1 - Men's 10m Air Rifle standing SH1 Qualification 2018-05-05 17
R7 - Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Qualification 2018-05-05 7
R7 - Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 Final 2018-05-05 7
Team R7 - Men's 50m Rifle 3 positions SH1 Qualification 2018-05-05 3