Zou Lihong (born 26 February 1984) is a

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from China competing mainly in category T54 sprint, middle-distance and long-distance events.

Athletic career

Zou made her first senior appearance as a T54 athlete for China in 2010 at track meet in

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. Her first major international competition was at the

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in London. She entered four track events winning bronze in the 800 metres middle-distance race. As well as her Paralympic success, Zou has also found success at World Championship level. At the 2015 Doha she medals at all four events she entered, including three golds, in the individual 800 m and 5000m and the 4 × 400 m relay. Zou also enters long-distance events, finishing fifth in the

2016 London Marathon The 2016 London Marathon was the 36th running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 24 April. The men's elite race was won by Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge and the women's race was won by Kenyan Jemima Sumgong. Th ...

Personal history

Zou was born in

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, China in 1984. During her childhood she contracted

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which resulted in an impairment to her legs.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zou, Lihong 1984 births Living people Chinese female sprinters Chinese female middle-distance runners Chinese female long-distance runners Chinese female wheelchair racers Paralympic athletes for China Paralympic gold medalists for China Paralympic bronze medalists for China Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics World Para Athletics Championships winners People from Dali Runners from Yunnan Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics 21st-century Chinese women