Ji Lijia

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Ji Lijia
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 (age 22)
Sport
Sport Snowboarding
Disability class SB-UL
Medal record
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Men's para snowboarding
Winter Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Beijing Snowboard cross
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Beijing Banked slalom

Ji Lijia (born 25 May 2002) is a Chinese para-snowboarder who competes in the SB-UL category.

Career

He represented China at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won a gold medal in the snowboard cross and a silver medal in the banked slalom events. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Ji Lijia". paralympic.org. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  2. "Men's Snowboard Cross SB-UL Finals". paralympic.org. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. Burke, Patrick (7 March 2022). "Hernandez takes snowboard cross gold at Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 7 March 2022.