Imagen
18203-Cuan Yao photo

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S5, SB4, SM5

Further personal information

Residence
Ningbo, CHN
Occupation
Athlete, Student
Languages
Mandarin
Higher education
Commerce - Zhejiang Vocational College of Commerce: Hangzhou, CHN

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up the sport in 2009 at age 11 in Ningbo, People's Republic of China.
Why this sport?
She accompanied her mother swimming and fell in love with the sport after she first tried it.
Club / Team
Zhejiang Province: China
Name of coach
Feng Jie [national]

International debut

Year
2016
Competing for
China
Tournament
Paralympic Games
Location
Rio de Janeiro, BRA

General interest

Hobbies
Listening to music. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)
Memorable sporting achievement
Competing at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Never give up." (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)
Ambitions
To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (sohu.com, 31 Oct 2018)
Impairment
She was born with spinal meningocele, a form of spina bifida. (zj.zjol.com.cn, 05 Jul 2019)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 200 m Freestyle S5 Heat 1 2016-09-08 2
Women's 200 m Freestyle S5 Final Round 2016-09-08 4
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB4 Final Round 2016-09-11 8
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB4 Heat 2 2016-09-11 4
Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 Heat 2 2016-09-12 5
Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 Final Round 2016-09-17 4
Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 Heat 2 2016-09-17 3
Mexico City 2017 World Para Swimming Championships (Mexico City, Mexico)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 Heat 2 2017-12-02 10
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB4 Final 1 2017-12-02 4
Women's 50 m Backstroke S5 Final 1 2017-12-04 8
Women's 50 m Backstroke S5 Heat 2 2017-12-04 8
Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 Heat 2 2017-12-05 4
Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 Final 1 2017-12-05 4
Women's 200 m Freestyle S5 Final 1 2017-12-06 3