Yang Hongqiong

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Yang Hongqiong
Sport
CountryFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Sport Cross-country skiing
Disability class LW10 [1]
Medal record
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Paralympic Games
Women's para cross-country skiing
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Beijing 15 km sitting
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 Beijing 1.5 km sitting
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 Beijing 10 km sitting

Yang Hongqiong is a Chinese paralympic cross country skier. [2]

Career

She participated at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won the gold medal in the 15 kilometre sitting event with a time of 43:06.7, and 1.5 kilometre sitting event. [1] [3]

She was the flagbearer for China during the closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Paralympics.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games Results". International Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. "China's Yang wins Para cross-country women's long distance sitting at Beijing 2022". Xinhua News Agency . 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  3. "Beijing Paralympic Winter Games 2022: full results". The Guardian . 3 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
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