Zhou Hongzhuan Explained

Zhou Hongzhuan
Nationality:Chinese
Sport:Athletics (track)
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Birth Date:12 December 1988
Birth Place:Hebei, China
Disability:Limb deficiency
Disability Class:T43
Club:Hebei Para-Athletics Team

Zhou Hongzhuan (; born December 12, 1988) is a Chinese Paralympic athlete competing mainly in category T53 sprint and mid-distance events.

Career

Zhou was born in Huangye in 1988 and she caught polio when she was three years old. She started to compete in wheelchair racing in 2004.

She competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she won a gold medal in the women's 800 metres — T53 event,[1] a silver medal in the women's 400 metres — T53 event and a bronze medal in the women's 200 metres — T53 event.

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom she won a silver medal in the women's 100 metres T53 event, a bronze medal in the women's 200 metres T53 event, a gold medal in the women's 4000 metres T53 event and a gold medal in the 800 metres T53 event.

In the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio she gained three more gold medals and a silver in T53 events. 2020 was meant to be her last Paralympics so she had to be patient when the Tokyo games were postponed by a year.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: China's Zhou Hongzhuan wins Women's 800m - T53 gold -- china.org.cn . 2023-07-18 . www.china.org.cn . 2023-07-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230718162013/http://www.china.org.cn/paralympics/2008-09/15/content_16459302_2.htm . live .
  2. Web site: Hongzhuan Zhou ‘won’t easily give up’ on Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . 2023-07-18 . International Paralympic Committee . en . 2023-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231208152756/https://www.paralympic.org/feature/hongzhuan-zhou-won-t-easily-give-tokyo-2020-paralympics . live .