Huang Wenpan Explained
Huang Wenpan |
Sport: | Swimming |
Birth Date: | 22 August 1995 |
Birth Place: | Meishan, Sichuan, China |
Death Place: | Hongya County, Meishan, Sichuan |
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Huang Wenpan (22 August 1995 - 15 March 2018) was a Chinese Paralympic swimmer.[1] [2] He won five gold medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics: at the Men's 50 metre freestyle S3 event with a world record and paralympic record of 39.24,[3] at the Men's 200 metre freestyle S3 event with a world record and paralympic record of 3:09.04,[4] at the Men's 50 metre breaststroke SB2 event with a world record and paralympic record of 50.65[5] [6] at the Men's 150 metre individual medley SM3 event with a world record and paralympic record of 2:40.19.[7] and at the Mixed 4 x 50 metre freestyle relay 20pts event with a world record and paralympic record of 2:18.03. He also won a silver medal at the Men's 50 metre backstroke S3 event with 46.11.[8]
Death
Huang Wenpan died on 16 March 2018 after succumbing to injuries following a car accident where he drove the car alone which crashed into a lamp post.[9] [10] [11]
Notes and References
- Web site: Huang Wenpan. 2018-03-16. 2018-03-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20180317035634/https://m.paralympic.org/wenpan-huang. dead.
- Web site: Huang Wenpan. Paralympic.org. 2018-03-16. 2018-03-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20180317035610/https://m.paralympic.org/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=-1&personid=1466730. dead.
- Web site: Men's 50m Freestyle - S3 - Standings . September 17, 2016 . rio2016.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160923002640/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/swimming-standings-sw-mens-50m-freestyle-s3 . September 23, 2016 .
- Web site: Men's 200m Freestyle - S3 - Standings . September 17, 2016 . rio2016.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160923002513/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/swimming-standings-sw-mens-200m-freestyle-s3 . September 23, 2016 .
- Web site: Men's 50 metre breaststroke SB2. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200727100303/https://www.paralympic.org/rio-2016/results/swimming/mens-50-m-breaststroke-sb2. 27 July 2020. 27 July 2020. paralympic.org – 2016 Summer Paralympics.
- Web site: Men's 50m Breaststroke - SB2 - Standings . September 17, 2016 . rio2016.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160923002552/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/swimming-standings-sw-mens-50m-breaststroke-sb2 . September 23, 2016 .
- Web site: Men's 150m Individual Medley - SM3 - Standings . September 17, 2016 . rio2016.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160923003623/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/swimming-standings-sw-mens-150m-individual-medley-sm3 . September 23, 2016 .
- Web site: Men's 50m Backstroke - S3 - Standings . September 17, 2016 . rio2016.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160923002709/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/swimming-standings-sw-mens-50m-backstroke-s3 . September 23, 2016 .
- Web site: Chinese Paralympic gold medalist Huang Wenpan dies in car crash - SHINE. SHINE. en. 2018-03-16.
- Web site: Chinese Paralympic gold medalist Huang Wenpan dies in car crash - Xinhua English.news.cn. https://web.archive.org/web/20180316093145/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-03/16/c_137043431.htm. dead. March 16, 2018. www.xinhuanet.com. 2018-03-16.
- News: Chinese Paralympic Gold Medalist Huang Wenpan Dies In Car Crash. https://web.archive.org/web/20180316214027/http://malaysiandigest.com/sports/728242-chinese-paralympic-gold-medalist-huang-wenpan-dies-in-car-crash.html. usurped. March 16, 2018. Malaysian Digest. 2018-03-16. en-gb.