Zhang Li is a Chinese

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

born with cerebral palsy. She won the dieta gold medal at the Women's 200 metre freestyle S5 event 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 ...

with 2:48.33. In total, she won six gold medals and one silver at the

Summer Paralympics The Summer Paralympics also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral ...

and two gold medals at the

World Para Swimming Championships The World Para Swimming Championships, known before 30 November 2016 as the IPC Swimming World Championships, are the world championships for swimming where athletes with a disability compete. They are organised by the International Paralympic C ...

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Living people Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for China Paralympic swimmers for China Chinese female freestyle swimmers Year of birth missing (living people) Paralympic medalists in swimming S5-classified para swimmers {{PRChina-swimming-bio-stub