Dai Yunqiang

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Dai Yunqiang
Personal information
Born (1990-07-20) 20 July 1990 (age 34)
Qingdao, China
Sport
CountryChina
Sport Para-athletics
Disability class T54
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 800 m T54
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 400 m T54
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Kobe 800 m T54
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 Kobe 400 m T54
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 Kobe 1500 m T54
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Paris 400 m T54

Dai Yunqiang (born 20 July 1990) [1] is a Chinese Paralympic athlete. He won two medals at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

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Career

He won the silver medal in the men's 800 metres T54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. [2] He also won the bronze medal in the men's 400 metres T54 event. [3]

He also competed in the men's 1500 metres T54, men's 5000 metres T54 and men's marathon T54 events.

In 2023, he won the bronze medal in the men's 400 metres T54 event at the World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France.

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References

  1. "Dai Yunqiang Profile". 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  2. Berkeley, Geoff (2 September 2021). "Switzerland enjoy magical night on the track as Hug completes Tokyo 2020 hat-trick". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  3. Berkeley, Geoff (29 August 2021). "Kashafali reflects on journey from refugee to fastest man in Paralympic history". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 15 September 2021.