Xie Hexing Explained

Xie Hexing
Birth Place:Chenzhou, China
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Country:China
Sport:Athletics
Event:sprint
Club:Hunan province
Disability Class:T46
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Xie Hexing (born 16 November 1985) is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in T46 classification sprint events.

Xie represented his country at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where he competed at two events, the 400 metre sprint and as a member of the men's 4 × 100 m relay. He managed to make the finals of the 400 metre race, finishing in seventh overall. As part of the men's relay, Xie won a silver medal.[1]

Personal history

Xie was born in Chenzhou, China. At the age of two he lost his right arm in an accident with a rice machine.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Xie Hexing. 30 August 2016. IPC. 11 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160911041511/https://www.paralympic.org/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=1066484. dead.