Wang Yanzhang (athlete)
Appearance
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Born | Shanghai, China | 31 May 1991||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 188 cm (74 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Cerebral palsy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | F34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | shot put discus throw javelin throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Shanghai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Wang Xingzhang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wang Yanzhang (born 31 May 1991) is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in F34 classification throwing events.[1]
Athletics career
[edit]Wang represented China at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, entering the shot put, javelin throw and discus throw events. He finished eighth in the shot put, but finished on the podium in both the javelin and discus, winning silver and gold respectively.[2] As well as his Paralympic success Wang has won medals at the World Championships winning two silvers at the 2013 Games in Lyon, and in the 2015 Games in Doha he won gold in both the javelin and discus.[2]
Personal history
[edit]Wang was born in Shanghai, China in 1991. He has cerebral palsy.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Wang Yanzhang". paralympic.org. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ a b c "Wang Yanzhang". IPC. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
Categories:
- Paralympic athletes for China
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for China
- Paralympic silver medalists for China
- Living people
- 1991 births
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Chinese male discus throwers
- Chinese male javelin throwers
- Chinese male shot putters
- Sportspeople from Shanghai
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- World Para Athletics Championships winners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- 21st-century Chinese sportsmen