Imagen
11940-Chenquan Lou photo

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S11, SB11, SM11

Further personal information

Languages
Mandarin

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up Para swimming in 2005 in Ningbo, People's Republic of China.
Why this sport?
He was noticed by coaches from the local federation for athletes with an impairment while swimming in a river close to his home.

General interest

Awards and honours
In 2012 he received the May 4th Youth Medal. The award is the highest honour for young people in the People's Republic of China. (cnnb.com.cn, 04 May 2012)
Impairment
His visual impairment is the result of glaucoma. (cnnb.com.cn, 15 Oct 2011)

Results

Unit Date Rank
IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven 2010 (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m Butterfly S11 Heat 1 3
Men's 4x100 m Medley 49pts Final Round 4
Men's 50 m Freestyle S11 Heat 2 5
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m Backstroke S11 Heat 1 2016-09-09 4
Men's 100 m Backstroke S11 Final Round 2016-09-09 7
Men's 50 m Freestyle S11 Heat 2 2016-09-12 5
Men's 100 m Butterfly S11 Final Round 2016-09-14 5
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM11 Heat 1 2016-09-16 1
Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM11 Final Round 2016-09-16 6