Sun Hai Tao

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Sun Hai Tao
Medal record
Track and field (athletics)
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Discus Throw - F12
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Javelin Throw - F12
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Shot Put - F12
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney Shot Put - F13
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Athens Discus Throw - F12
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Athens Javelin Throw - F13
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Sydney Discus Throw - F13
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Sydney Javelin Throw - F13

Sun Hai Tao is a paralympic athlete from China competing mainly in category F12 throws events.

Sun Hai Tao is a six time gold medalist at the Paralympics, winning gold medals at each of his three paralympics. He first competed in the 1996 Summer Paralympics with a clean sweep of gold medals in the F12 throws events with wins in discus, javelin and shot as well as competing as part of the Chinese 4 × 100 m relay team. He returned in 2000 Summer Paralympics but was not as successful only managing to retain the shot put gold medal while winning silver in the discus and bronze in the shot put. But he managed to come back stronger in the 2004 Summer Paralympics winning gold in the discus and shot put but for the first time in an individual event he missed out on a medal in the javelin. [1]

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References

  1. "Haitao Sun". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.