Biography
Impairment information
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
S7, SB6, SM7
Further personal information
Residence
Sanming, CHN
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Mandarin
Higher education
Sports Medicine - Fujian Sports Vocational Education and Technical College: Fuzhou, CHN
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up the sport in 2012.
Why this sport?
Although she was interested in archery when she was younger, she was encouraged to start swimming by coach Zhang Honghu because her physique was suitable for the sport.
Club / Team
Fujian Province: China
Training Regime
She trains for three hours in the morning and three hours in the afternoon six days a week.
International debut
Year
2012
Competing for
China
Tournament
Paralympic Games
Location
London, ENG
General interest
Hobbies
Travel, fashion, music. (Weibo profile, 20 Feb 2021)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold in the S7 100m backstroke at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)
Most influential person in career
Coach Zhang Honghu. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Persistence and love." (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)
Awards and honours
In 2016 she received the National May 1st Labour Medal, the May 4th Youth Medal and was also named March 8th Red Flag Bearer. (kknews.cc, 23 Sep 2016)
In 2016 she was named a March 8th Red Banner Holder of Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. The honour was in recognition of the gold medal she won at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (yawmb.gov.cn, 19 Oct 2016)
In 2011 she was named an Elite Athlete by the provincial government of Fujian Province in the People's Republic of China. (mnw.cn, 10 Sep 2016)
In 2016 she was named a March 8th Red Banner Holder of Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. The honour was in recognition of the gold medal she won at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (yawmb.gov.cn, 19 Oct 2016)
In 2011 she was named an Elite Athlete by the provincial government of Fujian Province in the People's Republic of China. (mnw.cn, 10 Sep 2016)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo and the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China. (k.sina.cn, 28 Apr 2020)
Impairment
Her impairment is a result of the effects of polio. She contracted the illness after being given the wrong injection as treatment for a fever. (sohu.com, 24 Oct 2017)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 2012-09-03 | 6 | |
Women's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-03 | 3 | |
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts | Final Round | 2012-09-03 | 5 | |
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB6 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-05 | 9999 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 100 m Backstroke S7 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-08 | 1 | |
Women's 100 m Backstroke S7 | Final Round | 2016-09-08 | 1 | |
Women's 50 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-09 | 4 | |
Women's 50 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 2016-09-09 | 8 | |
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-13 | 9999 | |
Women's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 2016-09-16 | 7 | |
Women's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-16 | 3 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Final 1 | 2017-12-02 | 3 | |
Women's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 2 | 2017-12-02 | 3 | |
Women's 50 m Freestyle S7 | Final 1 | 2017-12-04 | 3 | |
Women's 50 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 2 | 2017-12-04 | 3 | |
Women's 100 m Backstroke S7 | Final 1 | 2017-12-05 | 1 |