Wang Ting is a Paralympian

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competing mainly in category F54-56 discus throw events. She competed in the

2004 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 136 , athletes = 3,806 , events = 519 in 19 sports , opening = 17 September , closing = 28 September , opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos , cauldron = Georgios Toptsis , stadium = Olympic ...

in Athens, Greece. There she won a gold medal in the women's F54/55 discus throw event. She failed, however, to win a medal in either of the shot put or javelin throw. 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,

in an attempt to defend her title. However, she only won a silver medal in the women's F54-56 discus throw event.

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* Paralympic athletes for China Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for China Paralympic silver medalists for China Living people Chinese female discus throwers Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Year of birth missing (living people) Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) 21st-century Chinese women {{PRChina-Paralympic-medalist-stub