Zhang Qi (; born 24 November 1990) is a Chinese

boccia Boccia ( ) is a precision ball sport, similar to bocce, and related to bowls and pétanque. The name "boccia" is derived from the Latin word for "boss" – '. The sport is contested at local, national and international levels, by athletes ...

player competing in the BC1 classification.

Career

Zhang finished 23rd at the 2007 World Cup Championships in Belfast. She finished ninth individually 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 ...

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. There, she also participated in the team competition, where she was the team's youngest participant. China finished in 4th place in the team competition, after losing 4–5 to Spain in the bronze medal match. Zhang finished in 12th place in the

2010 Asian Para Games The 2010 Asian Para Games (), also known as the First Asian Para Games, was a parallel sport event for Asian athletes with a disability held in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, China. Two weeks after the conclusion of the 2010 Asian Games, 1 ...

, where she was eliminated in the group stage with one win and two losses. In the 2011 World Cup in Belfast, she came in 2nd place individually, having lost 2–3 to Kwang Min Ji in the final. 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 London, she won a silver medal in the team event, China won silver after losing 10–5 against Thailand in the final. Individually, she came in 6th place. She lost 2–3 to João Paulo Fernandes in the fifth place match. She also participated in both individual and team competitions 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 ...

. She lost the individual match with 1 win and 2 losses in the pool stage. She advanced to the final tournament in team competitions, but lost to Japan in a tiebreaker in the quarterfinals. 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 ...

, Zhang won another silver in the team event.

References

1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Beijing Paralympic medalists in boccia Boccia players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Boccia players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Boccia players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Boccia players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for China Paralympic boccia players for China Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games {{Paralympic-medalist-stub