Cao Yuanhang
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Chinese Paralympic athlete (born 1991)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Cao.
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| Born | (1991年11月20日) 20 November 1991 (age 33) Foshan, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (67 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Guangdong Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Zeng Huawei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cao Yuanhang (born 20 November 1991) is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in T37 classification sprint and long jump events.[1]
Cao represented her country at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where she won two medals; an individual bronze in the T37 long jump and a silver in the women's 4 ×ばつ 100 m relay (T35-38). As well as her Paralympic success Cao has won medals at both World Championships and the Asian Para Games, winning three medals over three tournament.[2]
Personal history
[edit ]Cao was born in Foshan, China in 1991. Due to complications at birth she has cerebral palsy. She lives in Zhanjiang Province and is a professional athlete.[2]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Cao Yuanhang" . Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Cao Yuanhang". IPC . Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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- Paralympic athletes for China
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic bronze medalists for China
- Paralympic silver medalists for China
- Living people
- 1991 births
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Chinese female sprinters
- Chinese female long jumpers
- People from Foshan
- Runners from Guangdong
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- 21st-century Chinese sportswomen