Shen Yaqin

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Shen Yaqin
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1990-12-11) 11 December 1990 (age 34)
China
Sport
CountryChina
SportAthletics
Disability class T12
Event(s)sprint
long jump
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio 4 × 100 m – T11-13
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou 100 m T12
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Hangzhou 200 m T12

Shen Yaqin (born 11 December 1990) is a visually impaired Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in T12 classification events. [1]

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Career

Shen won a gold medal at her first Summer Paralympics, the 2016 Rio Games, in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay. [2]

Notes

  1. "Shen Yaqin". paralympic.org. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  2. "Women's 4×100m T11–13 Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 14 September 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.