Wu Chunmiao Explained

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Wu Chunmiao
Nationality:Chinese
Birth Place:Shandong, China
Sport:Athletics
Disability Class:T11
Event:sprints
Paralympics:2008

Wu Chunmiao (Chinese: 吴春苗; born 1984) is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in category T11 sprint events.

Wu was born in 1984, and became blind at the age of 10. At the 2004 Summer Paralympics, Wu competed in the T12 400m, and won a silver medal in the T11 100m and a gold in the T11 200m.[1] She competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she won a gold medal in the women's 100 metres – T11 event and a silver medal in the women's 200 metres – T11 event. She took the Paralympic Oath for athletes at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.

Notes and References

  1. News: http://news.sohu.com/20080902/n259336357.shtml. zh:残奥会冠军吴春苗:笑对黑暗追逐金牌梦想. Paralympic champion Wu Chunmiao: laughing at darkness, pursuing her dream of a gold medal. Sohu Sports. 2 September 2008. 21 August 2017.