Yuan Weiyi

Yuan Weiyi
Personal information
Nationality	Chinese
Born	5 August 2000 (age 24); Cixi, Zhejiang, China
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record
Men's Paralympic swimming
Representing China
Paralympic Games
World Championships
Asian Para Games

Last updated October 22, 2024

Yuan Weiyi (born 5 August 2000) is a Chinese para-swimmer.

Career

Yuan competed in his first Paralympic games at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, where he won the gold medal in the mixed 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay 20pts and the bronze medal at the men's 50 metre butterfly S5.^[1]^[2]

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References

↑ "Tokyo Paralympics day two: GB gold rush, wheelchair rugby and more – live!". The Guardian. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
↑ "Men's 50m butterfly - S5 - Finals Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

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[1] "Tokyo Paralympics day two: GB gold rush, wheelchair rugby and more – live!". The Guardian. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.

[2] "Men's 50m butterfly - S5 - Finals Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

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