Zhao Yuping is a visually impaired Chinese Paralympic athlete competing in F12/F13-classification events. She won the silver medal in the women's javelin throw F13 event at the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...

held in Tokyo, Japan. She is also a four-time gold medalist in this event at the World Para Athletics Championships.

Career

Zhao represented

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

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 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she finished in 4th place in the women's javelin throw F13 event. At the

2017 World Para Athletics Championships The 2017 World Para Athletics Championships were a Paralympic track and field meet organized by World Para Athletics, a subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee. It was held at London Stadium in London from 14 to 23 July 2017. It wa ...

held in London, United Kingdom, she won the gold medal in the women's javelin throw F13 event. At the

2019 World Para Athletics Championships The 2019 World Para Athletics Championships was a Paralympic track and field event organised by the World Para Athletics subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee. It was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 7 to 15 November 2019 ...

held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Zhao won the gold medal in the women's javelin throw F13 event and she set a new world record of 46.00m. She also competed in the women's shot put F12 event where she finished in 4th place. Zhao again represented

at the

in Tokyo, Japan and she won the silver medal in the women's javelin throw F13 event. In 2023, she won the gold medal in the women's javelin throw F13 event at the World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France. She also won the bronze medal in the women's shot put F12 event.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhao, Yuping Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Chinese female discus throwers Chinese female javelin throwers Chinese female shot putters Paralympic athletes for China Paralympic athletes (track and field) with a vision impairment Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for China Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) World record holders in para-athletics Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships World Para Athletics Championships winners 21st-century Chinese women Chinese blind people