Wang Yanzhang (athlete) explained

Wang Yanzhang
Birth Place:Shanghai, China
Headercolor:yellow
Country:China
Sport:Athletics
Event:shot put
discus throw
javelin throw
Club:Shanghai
Disability:Cerebral palsy
Disability Class:F34
Coach:Wang Xingzhang
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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

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

Wang was born in Shanghai, China in 1991. He has cerebral palsy.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wang Yanzhang. 27 August 2016. paralympic.org.
  2. Web site: Wang Yanzhang. 27 August 2016. IPC. 18 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181018114654/https://www.paralympic.org/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=1051679. dead.