Wang Yanping (born 22 November 1993) is a

Paralympic 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 who competes in throwing events for F37 classification athletes.

Athletic career

Wang became involved in sport in 2005. Her first major international games was the

2011 IPC Athletics World Championships The 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held in Christchurch, New Zealand from January 21 to 30, 2011. Athletes with a disability competed, and the Championships was a qualifying event for the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Ove1000 athlet ...

in Christchurch. She entered the 100m, 200m and 400m sprints, her best result being fourth place in the 400 m race. A year later she competed 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 where she won bronze in the 100m T46 sprint. As well as her Paralympic success, Wang has won medals at the 2015 World Championships in Doha, with a bronze in the 100m T47, and a dominant display in the

2014 Asian Para Games The 2014 Asian Para Games ( ko, 2014년 장애인 아시아 경기대회/2014년 장애인 아시안 게임, Icheon sibsa-nyeon jangaein Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sibsa-nyeon jangaein Asian Geim), also known as the 2nd Asian Para Games, was an A ...

where she took gold in all three events entered: 100m, 200m and long jump.

Personal career

Wang was born in Baoshan, China in 1993. An accident at the age of three resulted in her right hand being amputated.

References

1993 births Paralympic athletes for China Paralympic bronze medalists for China Living people Chinese female sprinters Chinese female long jumpers Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics People from Baoshan, Yunnan Runners from Yunnan Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) 21st-century Chinese women {{PRChina-Paralympic-medalist-stub