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Yanfeng Cui

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People's Republic of China
Athletics
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Acquired

Further personal information

Family
Wife Liu Wenjun
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Mandarin

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up Para athletics in 2004 at age 16 in Huangshi, People's Republic of China.

International debut

Year
2008
Competing for
China
Tournament
Paralympic Games
Location
Beijing, CHN

General interest

Nicknames
Dutui Feiren [Single-Legged Flying Man]. (jsyangzhu.com, 27 Feb 2017)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold in the men's T53-T54 4x400m relay at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (Athlete, 26 Oct 2015)
Most influential person in career
Coach Huang Peng. (Athlete, 26 Oct 2015)
Hero / Idol
Chinese basketball player Yao Ming. (Athlete, 26 Oct 2015)
Famous relatives
His wife Liu Wenjun won a gold medal in the T54 100m at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (hebnews.cn, 27 Nov 2012; hubeitoday.com.cn, 11 Sep 2016)
Impairment
His left leg was amputated after he was involved in a car accident at age six. (Athlete, 26 Oct 2015; jsyangzhu.com, 27 Feb 2017)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 800 m T54 Heat 1 2
Men's 4x400 m T53/54 Final Round 1
Men's 4x400 m T53/54 Heat 2 1
Men's 1500 m T54 Heat 2 7
Men's 1500 m T54 Heat 2 9999
Men's 800 m T54 Final Round 4
Men's 800 m T54 Heat 1 3
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 800 m T54 Heat 3 2011-01-22 3
Men's 200 m T54 Heat 3 2011-01-24 2
Men's 4x400 m T54 Heat 2 2011-01-24 1
Men's 200 m T54 Semifinal 1 2011-01-25 2
Men's 200 m T54 Final 2011-01-26 3
Men's 400 m T54 Semifinal 1 2011-01-27 3
Men's 400 m T54 Heat 2 2011-01-27 3
Men's 400 m T54 Final 2011-01-28 5
Men's 4x400 m T54 Final 2011-01-29 1
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m T54 Heat 3 2012-09-01 1
Men's 100 m T54 Final Round 2012-09-02 4
Men's 400 m T54 Heat 2 2012-09-05 3
Men's 400 m T54 Final Round 2012-09-07 7
IPC Athletics 2015 World Championships (Doha, Qatar)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 1500 m T54 Heat 1 2015-10-23 28
Men's 100 m T54 Heat 1 2015-10-25 3
Men's 100 m T54 Final 1 2015-10-25 4
Men's 400 m T54 Heat 2 2015-10-27 11
Men's 800 m T54 Heat 1 2015-10-28 16
Men's 800 m T54 Final 1 2015-10-29 8
Men's 800 m T54 Semifinal 2 2015-10-29 8
Men's 4x400 m T53/54 Final 1 2015-10-31 1
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 400 m T54 Heat 3 2016-09-11 2
Men's 400 m T54 Final Round 2016-09-12 6
Men's 800 m T54 Heat 1 2016-09-14 2
Men's 800 m T54 Final Round 2016-09-15 4
Men's 4x400 m T53/54 Heat 2 2016-09-16 1
Men's 100 m T54 Heat 3 2016-09-16 2
Men's 100 m T54 Final Round 2016-09-17 5
Men's 4x400 m T53/54 Final Round 2016-09-17 1