Qu Zimo (born 22 September 2001) is a Chinese wheelchair badminton player. He won two gold medals in

para-badminton Para-badminton is a variant of badminton for athletes with a range of physical disabilities. Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the main governing body for para-badminton starting from June 2011. The sport was governed by Para Badminton World Fed ...

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 ...

in men's singles WH1 and men's doubles WH1''–''WH2 respectively.

Personal life

Qu 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 ...

Hebei Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, an ...

, China. At three months old, Qu was diagnosed with

polio Poliomyelitis, commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. Approximately 70% of cases are asymptomatic; mild symptoms which can occur include sore throat and fever; in a proportion of cases more severe s ...

and was paralyzed in his lower limbs. He was later drafted into the Hebei disabled badminton team where he began to learn and practice wheelchair badminton.

Achievements

Paralympic Games

''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles''

World Championships

''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles''

Asian Para Games

''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

Asian Championships

''Men's singles''

Asian Youth Para Games

''Men's singles''

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (5 titles, 1 runners-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022. ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles''

International Tournaments (11 titles)

''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

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Notes

2001 births Living people Chinese para-badminton players Paralympic badminton players for China Paralympic gold medalists for China Paralympic medalists in badminton Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2018 Asian Para Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games People with paraplegia Place of birth missing (living people) {{PRChina-badminton-bio-stub