Gao Mingjie Explained

Gao Mingjie (; born November 23, 1980, in Shangri-La City) is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in category F42–44 javelin throw events.[1]

Gao competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece and won a silver medal in the men's F44–46 javelin throw event.[2] At the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China he won a gold medal in the men's F42–44 javelin throw event.[3] Four years later he won a second gold, in the javelin throw (T44) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 9月14日15:00 残奥冠军高明杰做客央视网_cctv.com_上央视网 看奥运会 . CCTV . 11 July 2018 . zh . 13 September 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20180712022943/http://aoyun.cctv.com/special/C22064/20080913/102588.shtml. 12 July 2018. live.
  2. News: '滇军'蓄势待发 望创造残奥新神奇. People's Daily. 7 September 2008. 21 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180711024208/http://2008.people.com.cn/GB/132404/132615/133454/7852623.html. 11 July 2018. live.
  3. Web site: China's Gao Mingjie wins Men's Javelin F42/44 gold – Official Website of the Chinese Olympic Committee . Official Website of the Chinese Olympic Committee . 10 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120823101804/http://en.olympic.cn/news/sports_news/2008-09-12/1633681.html . 23 August 2012 . 9 December 2008.
  4. Book: Knight . Tom . Ruscoe . Sybil . London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: the official commemorative book . 2012 . Wiley . Chichester . 978-1-119-97314-0 . 290 . 11 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180712031333/https://stillmed.olympic.org/Documents/Reports/Official%20Past%20Games%20Reports/Summer/ENG/2012-RO-S-London_V2.pdf. 12 July 2018. live. London 2012 Stats.