Xie Hexing (born 16 November 1985) is a

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from China competing mainly in T46 classification sprint events. Xie represented his country at the

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in London, where he competed at two events, the

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and as a member of the men's 4 × 100 m relay. He managed to make the finals of the 400 metre race, finishing in seventh overall. As part of the men's relay, Xie won a silver medal.

Personal history

Xie was born in Chenzhou, China. At the age of two he lost his right arm in an accident with a rice machine.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Xie, Hexing Paralympic athletes for China Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for China Living people 1985 births Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Chinese male sprinters People from Chenzhou Runners from Hunan Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) 21st-century Chinese sportspeople