Hou Bin Explained

Hou Bin, born in Jiamusi, Heilongjiang Province, in 1975,[1] is a Chinese Paralympic track and field high jumper.[2] In 2008, he was named as a Paralympian Ambassador.[3] [4]

He lost his left leg in an accident at the age of nine. He subsequently became a Paralympian, and represented China at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta. He won gold in the high jump with a jump of 1.92 metres. He successfully defended his title by winning gold again at the 2000 and 2004 Paralympics.

Hou was selected to light the Paralympic flame during the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.[5] [6] He lifted himself and his wheelchair up on a rope by strength of arms to the top of Beijing National Stadium, where he lit the cauldron to mark the beginning of the Games.[7] [8] [9] [10]

Since retirement, Hou has become a motivational speaker,[11] and in 2013, he launched "Stand Up Again," a fundraising project for injured children who needed prosthetics after the Ya'an and Wenchuan earthquakes.[12]

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20110519151401/http://english.cri.cn/6066/2008/09/07/65s402960.htm "Hou Bin: China's Triple Paralympic High Jump Champion"
  2. Web site: Kingston . Gary . 5 September 2008 . Paralympics open with a bang . 21 August 2024 . Ottawa Citizen.
  3. Web site: 2019-11-26 . Paralympic Games 2008 . 2024-08-21 . FEI.org . en.
  4. Web site: Hou named first Paralympic ambassador . 2024-08-21 . www.chinadaily.com.cn.
  5. Web site: Beijing 2008: 10 years on . 2024-08-21 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
  6. Web site: paralympics . Hou Bin lights cauldron - Paralympics . 2024-08-21 . en-US.
  7. Web site: BBC Partners . 2024-08-21 . wspartners.bbc.com.
  8. Web site: 12 July 2021 . Renowned Paralympian Hou Bin: Beijing 2022 "means more opportunities" for China's impaired athletes . 21 August 2024 . infobae . es-ES.
  9. Web site: 2008-09-29 . The Paralympics, where everyone is a winner . 2024-08-21 . Tehran Times . en.
  10. Web site: 2009-08-24 . Paralympics open in Beijing with another spectacular show . 2024-08-21 . www.insidethegames.biz.
  11. Web site: Hou Bin . 2024-08-21 . London Speaker Bureau Asia . en-US.
  12. Web site: China's — Hou Bin . Huan . Fei . ABILITYMagazine.com . China Press For People with Disabilities & Spring Breeze . ABILITY Magazine . 4 August 2015.

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