Yan Zhiqiang is a Chinese

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 ...

boccia player. He participated 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 the boccia competition, being awarded the

silver medal A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc ...

in the individual BC2 event. Zhiqiang also participated in the team BC1–2 event, being awarded the

with his teammates Weibo Yuan, Zhang Qi and Kai Zhong. He participated at the

2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

in the boccia competition, being awarded the

bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receive ...

in the individual BC2 event. Zhiqiang also participated at 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 the boccia competition, winning no medal.

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Paralympic Games profile
Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Chinese boccia players Boccia players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Boccia players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Boccia players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in boccia Paralympic boccia players for China Paralympic silver medalists for China Paralympic bronze medalists for China 21st-century Chinese people {{PRChina-Paralympic-medalist-stub