Zhao Xu (born 16 November 1985) is a

Paralympian 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 from China competing mainly in T46 classification sprint events. Zhao represented his country 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 f ...

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, where he competed at two events, the 100 and 200 metre sprints. He managed to make the finals of the 100 metre race, finishing just outside the medals in fourth place. Four years later, at the

2012 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 Game ...

in London he won two medals, a gold in the 100 meter sprint and a silver as part of the men's 100 metre relay team.

Personal history

Zhao was born in

Yuxi Yuxi () is a prefecture-level city in the central part of Yunnan province of the People's Republic of China. The administrative center of Yuxi is Hongta District. Yuxi is approximately south of Kunming. Geography Yuxi is located in the center ...

, China in 1985. At the age of nine he touched a live electrical cable which resulted in the loss of his arms.

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zhao, Xu Paralympic athletes for China Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for China Paralympic silver medalists for China Living people 1985 births Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Chinese male sprinters People from Yuxi Runners from Yunnan Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2010 Asian Para Games