Wang Jiexin

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Wang Jiexin
Personal information
Born Shanghai, China
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes freestyle
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2016 Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 50m freestyle S9

Wang Jiexin is a Chinese swimmer. She won a bronze medal at the 2016 Paralympic Games. [1] She competes in the Paralympic class S9. She also placed 4th in the Women's 100 backstroke S9 in Rio. [2] In 2020, she was ranked in the top 10 in the world in multiple events in the S9 classification. [3]

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References

  1. "Jiexin Wang - Swimming | Paralympic Athlete Profile".
  2. "Swimming - Jiexin Wang (China)".
  3. "World Para Swimming Rankings - Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games".