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| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 February 1998 China | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ma Jia (born 4 February 1998) is a Chinese para swimmer. Ma competed in her first Paralympic games at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, where she won two gold medals in the 50 metre freestyle (WR 29.20) and in the 200m Individual Medley SM11 (WR 2:42.14). [1]
Great Britain sent a delegation of 166 athletes to the 2004 Summer Paralympics, covering 15 sports. The ParalympicsGB team entered the opening ceremony behind the Union Flag carried by Noel Thatcher.
Jessica Tatiana Long is a Russian-American Paralympic swimmer from Baltimore, Maryland, who competes in the S8, SB7 and SM8 category events. She has held many world records and competed at five Paralympic Games, winning 29 medals. She has also won over 50 world championship medals.
Israel sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. Israel sent 42 athletes, who competed in 11 sports: archery, athletics, basketball, cycling, equestrian, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, table tennis and tennis. The country's flagbearer during the Games' opening ceremony was Yizhar Cohen, who won three gold medals at the 1988 Seoul Paralympics.
The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. A total of 213 U.S. competitors took part in 18 sports; the only 2 sports Americans did not compete in were soccer 5-a-side and 7-a-side. The American delegation included 16 former members of the U.S. military, including 3 veterans of the Iraq War. Among them were shot putter Scott Winkler, who was paralyzed in an accident in Iraq, and swimmer Melissa Stockwell, a former United States Army officer who lost her left leg to a roadside bomb in the war.
The Women's 1 km time trial at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place on 7 September at the Laoshan Velodrome.
Great Britain competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney. Britain finished second in the medal table, in both number of gold medals won and total medals, behind host nation Australia.
The Men's 1 km time trial track cycling events at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place on September 7–9 at the Laoshan Velodrome.
Colombia competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012.
Mexico competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
Portugal competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from August 29 to September 9, 2012. The Paralympic Committee of Portugal was represented by a delegation of 30 competitors in 5 sports – athletics, boccia, equestrian, rowing and swimming.
Thailand competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012.
The Women's individual pursuit event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place on September 9 at the Laoshan Velodrome.
The Men's Individual Pursuit C3 track cycling event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place on 31 August at London Velopark. The race distance was 3 km.
The women's 100m freestyle S5 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 7 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
The men's 4x100m T53-54 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Stadium on 8-9 September. There were two heats; the teams with the four fastest times (Q) advanced to the final. The event was won by the team representing China (CHN).
Malaysia sent athletes to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The country qualified athletes in archery, cycling, sailing, wheelchair tennis, athletics and swimming. Dr Ang Kean Koo was the chef de mission of the Malaysian delegation.
Dong Lu 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.
Ecuador competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Cuba competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
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