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| Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 December 1992 Tianjin, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Feng Yazhu (born 19 December 1992) is a Chinese Paralympic swimmer. She represented China at the Summer Paralympics. [1]
Yazhu represented China at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the 50 metre backstroke S2 event and won a gold medal. At the 2016 Summer Paralympics she won two silver medals in the 50 metre backstroke S2 and 100 metre backstroke S2 events. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics she won a bronze medal in the 50 metre backstroke S2 event. [2]
Dame Sophie Frances Pascoe is a New Zealand para-swimmer. She has represented New Zealand at four Summer Paralympic Games from 2008, winning a total of eleven gold medals, seven silver medals and one bronze medal, making her New Zealand's most successful Paralympian. She has also represented New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games.
Yip Pin Xiu is a Singaporean backstroke swimmer. She is a six-time Paralympic gold medalist and four-time World Champion, with two world records in the 50 m backstroke S2 and the 100 m backstroke S2. Yip is Singapore's most decorated Paralympian and Southeast Asia's most decorated swimming Paralympian.
Jenna Jones is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. She has a been selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France.
Zheng Tao is a Chinese para swimmer and five-time Paralympic champion. He is known as the "armless swimmer". He made a world record by winning 4 gold medals in Tokyo 2020 Paralympic.
Lu Dong is a Chinese Paralympic swimmer, who won gold and silver medals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. She got 38.28 seconds on 50m butterfly. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics she won four gold medals with three world record. Lu lost both her arms after being hit by a motorist at age six.
Liu Benying is a Chinese swimmer. He won the gold medal at the Men's 200 metre freestyle S2 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics with a world record and paralympic record of 3:41.54. He also won the silver medal at the Men's 100 metre backstroke S2 event with 1:48.29 and the silver medal at the Men's 50 metre backstroke S2 event with 48.84.
Maryna Verbova is a Ukrainian Paralympic swimmer competing in S4-classification events. She represented Ukraine at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and she won the bronze medal in the women's 50 metre backstroke S4 event. She also competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Anton Kol is a Ukrainian Paralympic swimmer competing in S1-classification events. He won two silver medals at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He also represented Ukraine at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the bronze medals in the men's 50 metre backstroke S1 and men's 100 metre backstroke S1 events.
Thijs van Hofweegen is a Dutch Paralympic swimmer with cerebral palsy. He is a silver medalist at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and a gold medalist in several events at the 2018 World Para Swimming European Championships held in Dublin, Ireland. He also won the bronze medal in the men's 50 metre freestyle S6 event at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships held in Madeira.
Francesco Bettella is an Italian Paralympic swimmer. He represented Italy at the Summer Paralympics in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024.
Anastasiya Shkurdai is a Belarusian swimmer. She won the bronze medal in the women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships held in Qatar. She won a gold medal at the 2019 European Short Course Swimming Championships held in Great Britain.
The Women's 50 metre backstroke swimming events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre from August 29 to September 3, 2021. A total of four events were contested over this distance.
Miyuki Yamada is a Japanese Paralympic swimmer. She represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Fabiola Ramírez is a Mexican Paralympic swimmer. She represented Mexico at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the women's 100 metre backstroke S2 event and won a bronze medal. She will be the flag bearer for Mexico at the 2024 Summer Paralympics along with Salvador Hernández.
Vladimir Danilenko is a Russian Paralympic swimmer.
Gia Pergolini is an American Paralympic swimmer who represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics where she is currently competing.
Danielle Dorris is a Canadian Paralympic swimmer. She represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Denys Ostapchenko is a Ukrainian Paralympic swimmer. He represented the Ukraine at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
The Women's 50 metre backstroke S2 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 2 September 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The Men's 50 metre backstroke S2 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 2 September 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
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