China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
competed at the
1984 Summer Paralympics
The 1984 International Games for the Disabled, canonically the 1984 Summer Paralympics were the seventh Paralympic Games to be held. There were two separate competitions: one in Stoke Mandeville, England, United Kingdom for wheelchair athletes ...
, held in
New York City,
United States and in
Stoke Mandeville
Stoke Mandeville is a village and civil parish in the Vale of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located three miles (4.9 km) from Aylesbury and 3.4 miles (5.5 km) from the market town of Wendover. Although a separate civil p ...
,
United Kingdom. This was China's debut at the summer
Paralympics
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ...
. The country sent 24 athletes who competed in three sports: athletics, swimming, and table tennis.
Chinese competitors won two gold medals, twelve silver, and eight bronze, placing China 23rd on the medal table.
Ping Yali won China's first ever Paralympic gold medal.
"FACTBOX: China's Paralympic history"
Xinhua, September 2, 2008
Medalists
See also
* China at the Paralympics
* China at the 1984 Summer Olympics
*Sports in China
Sport in China has been long associated with the martial arts. Today, China (including mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau) consists of a variety of competitive sports. Traditional Chinese culture regards physical fitness as an important chara ...
References
External links
New York 1984 Press Release
- IPC
International Paralympic Committee
(NPCC) - short introduction
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Nations at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...
Paralympics
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ...