Hou Zhanbiao (born 1 September 1986) is a

Paralympian 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 impaire ...

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

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 ...

competing mainly in F46 classification throwing events.

Athletics history

Hou represented China at 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, entering the

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

(T46) event. He won the silver medal recording a distance of 15.57 metres. As well as the Paralympics Hou has also been part of two Chinese teams to compete at the IPC Athletics World Championships, in 2011 in Christchurch and 2015 in Doha. He finished fourth in the discus in 2011, but won gold in the same event in 2015, setting a new world record of 52.64 metres. At Doha he also entered the

javelin A javelin is a light spear designed primarily to be thrown, historically as a ranged weapon, but today predominantly for sport. The javelin is almost always thrown by hand, unlike the sling, bow, and crossbow, which launch projectiles with th ...

(9th) and

(4th) events.

Personal history

Hou was born in

Shijiazhuang Shijiazhuang (; ; Mandarin: ), formerly known as Shimen and romanized as Shihkiachwang, is the capital and most populous city of China’s North China's Hebei Province. Administratively a prefecture-level city, it is about southwest of Beijin ...

, China in 1986. He was born without part of his left arm.

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hou, Zhanbiao Paralympic athletes for China Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for China Living people Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Chinese male discus throwers Chinese male javelin throwers Chinese male shot putters Sportspeople from Shijiazhuang 1986 births Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) World Para Athletics Championships winners 21st-century Chinese sportspeople Medalists at the 2014 Asian Para Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Para Games Paralympic shot putters