Jiang Yuyan (born 2 November 2004) is a Chinese

Paralympic swimmer Para swimming is an adaptation of the sport of swimming for athletes with disabilities. Para swimmers compete at the Summer Paralympic Games and at other sports competitions throughout the world. The sport is governed by the International Para ...

who competes in international level events.

Career

She was one of the youngest swimmers to participate in the

2019 World Para Swimming Championships The 2019 World Para Swimming Championships is the 2019 edition of the World Para Swimming Championships run by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). The championships were held from February to June in seven countries across five continent ...

where she won three gold medals and two bronze medals. She won the gold medal at the Women's 50m Butterfly S6 event at the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...

with a world record of 34.56.

Personal life

Jiang lost her right arm and leg after she was involved in a car accident when she was four years old.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jiang, Yuyan 2004 births Living people Sportspeople from Shaoxing Paralympic swimmers for China Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Chinese amputees Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in swimming Paralympic gold medalists for China Paralympic silver medalists for China Medalists at the 2018 Asian Para Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games Chinese female freestyle swimmers Chinese female backstroke swimmers Chinese female butterfly swimmers S6-classified para swimmers 21st-century Chinese women