Yang Chao (sport shooter)

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Yang Chao
Sport
CountryFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Sport Paralympic shooting
Disability class SH1 [1]
Medal record
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Paralympic Games
Men's shooting para sport
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10 m air pistol
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2016 Rio de JaneiroMixed 50 m pistol
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 10 m air pistol

Yang Chao is a Chinese paralympic sport shooter. [2] [3] [4] He participated at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the shooting competition, being awarded the gold medal in the men's 10 m air pistol event, scoring 571.0. [5] Chao also participated in the mixed 50 m pistol event, being awarded the silver medal for which he scored 538.0. [5] He participated at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the shooting competition, being awarded the gold medal in the men's 10 m air pistol event, scoring 237.9. [6]

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References

  1. "Chao Yang". International Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  2. Berkeley, Geoff (31 August 2021). "Yang wins all-Chinese shooting showdown as Javanmardi breaks world record". Inside the Games . Retrieved 6 March 2022.
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