Ma Jia

Ma Jia
Personal information
Nationality	Chinese
Born	4 February 1998 (age 26); China
Sport
Sport	Para swimming
Disability class	S11, SB11, SM11
Medal record
Women's Paralympic swimming
Representing China
Summer Paralympics
World Championships

Last updated September 06, 2024

Ma Jia (born 4 February 1998) is a Chinese para swimmer.

Career

Ma competed in her first Paralympic games at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, where she won two gold medals in the 50 metre freestyle S11 and in the 200 metre individual medley SM11 events.^[1]^[2]

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References

↑ "MA Jia". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
↑ "Jia Ma". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 29 January 2024.

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[1] "MA Jia". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.

[2] "Jia Ma". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 29 January 2024.

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