Huang Guanjun Explained

Birth Date:1987
Death Date:22 May 2021 (aged 33–34)
Death Place:Baiyin, Gansu, China
Sport:Marathon runner

Huang Guanjun (; 1987 – 22 May 2021) was a Chinese marathon runner; he died in the Gansu ultramarathon disaster.

Huang was the champion in the men's hearing-impaired marathon at China's 2019 National Paralympic Games.[1] [2] [3] [4] He died on 22 May 2021, at the age of 34, when high winds and freezing rain struck a long-distance race in Baiyin, Gansu, China. Twenty other runners died in the tragedy.[5]

He had impaired hearing after an "injection error" when he was one year old, and also could not speak.[6] [7] Having difficulty finding employment, he had, according to his friends, "joined races over the years in the hopes of winning some prize money".

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: China marathon: Fans mourn top runners killed in deadly race. BBC. 24 May 2021. 24 May 2021.
  2. Web site: 全国第十届残运会暨第七届特奥会决出8枚金牌. Xinhuanet. 13 April 2019. 25 May 2021. zh-hans.
  3. Web site: 牛!四川小伙夺得全国残运会马拉松比赛冠军. sina.com.cn. 15 April 2019. 25 May 2021. zh-hans.
  4. Web site: 拼搏超越自我. Sohu.com. 21 April 2019. 25 May 2021. zh-hans.
  5. Web site: 21 Runners Dead After Extreme Weather Hits Chinese Ultramarathon. The New York Times. 24 May 2021. 24 May 2021.
  6. Web site: 奔跑的人生没有残缺. Sichuan Nongcun Daily (四川农村日报). 25 December 2014. 25 May 2021. zh-hans.
  7. Web site: 重马热身赛开跑 聋哑跑者勇夺第五. eastday.com. 14 March 2016. 25 May 2021. zh-hans.