Guo Wei (born 2 July 1982)
is a Chinese
Paralympic athlete competing mainly in category F35 field events.
Biography
Guo is a six time Paralympic gold medalist. He competed in the
2004 Summer Paralympics
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in
Athens,
Greece where he won the F35 javelin, shot put and the F36-38 long jump. He continued this trend in
Beijing,
China
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at 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 ...
with a clean sweep of the throwing gold medals in the F35/36 class.
He holds F35 world records in long jump, shot put, discus and javelin.
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1982 births
Living people
Athletes from Shanghai
Chinese male long jumpers
Chinese male shot putters
Chinese male discus throwers
Chinese male javelin throwers
Paralympic athletes for China
Paralympic gold medalists for China
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
World record holders in para-athletics
Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
21st-century Chinese people
Paralympic shot putters
Paralympic long jumpers
Paralympic discus throwers
Paralympic javelin throwers
World Para Athletics Championships winners
Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships
Medalists at the 2010 Asian Para Games
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