Imagen
14538-Fangyu Luo photo

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
S5

Further personal information

Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Mandarin

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up Para swimming in 2004 in Shanwei, People's Republic of China.
Why this sport?
He was chosen by the Guangdong Province Sports School for development as an elite athlete.
Club / Team
Tianjin: China

General interest

Awards and honours
In 2012 he was awarded a Merit Citation Class Three by the Guangdong provincial government, People's Republic of China. (xbfzb.com, 20 Jul 2012)
Impairment
He lost his arms in 1997 after accidentally touching electricity wires while playing with other children. (yusou8.com, 19 Feb 2017)

Results

Unit Date Rank
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 50 m Butterfly S6 Final Round 2012-09-07 4
Men's 50 m Butterfly S6 Heat 1 2012-09-07 2
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m Backstroke S6 Heat 1 2016-09-08 4
Men's 100 m Backstroke S6 Final Round 2016-09-08 6