Dong Hongjiao (born 28 April 1986) is a Paralympic

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

from

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competing mainly in category T54 sprint events. She competed in the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

in Beijing,

. There she won a gold medal in the women's 4 x 100 metre relay - T53/54 event, a bronze medal in the women's 100 metres - T54 event and finished fifth in the women's 400 metres - T54 event She took silver in the

2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...

in London.

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* 1986 births Living people Chinese female sprinters Paralympic athletes for China Paralympic gold medalists for China Paralympic bronze medalists for China Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) 21st-century Chinese sportswomen {{PRChina-Paralympic-medalist-stub