Yang Liwan (born 18 January 1978) is a

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athlete from China competing mainly in category F54 throwing events.

Athletic career

Yang made her first appearance at a Summer Paralympics in the 2008 Games in

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. She entered both the shot put and

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the wom ...

, finishing seventh and eighth respectively. Four years later she appeared 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, winning gold in both the javelin and the shot put. As well as her Paralympic success, Yang has also found success at World Championship level. At the

2015 IPC Athletics World Championships The 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships were a Paralympic track and field meet organized by the World Para Athletics subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee. The event was the 7th edition of what is now known as the World Para ...

in Doha she won gold in the shot put along with a silver in the javelin.

Personal history

Yang was born in Shishi, China in 1978. In 1996 she was struck by a falling object resulting in paraplegia.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yang, Liwan 1978 births Paralympic athletes of China Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for China Paralympic bronze medalists for China Chinese female discus throwers Chinese female shot putters Chinese female javelin throwers Living people Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics People from Shishi, Fujian Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from Quanzhou Wheelchair discus throwers Wheelchair shot putters Wheelchair javelin throwers Paralympic discus throwers Paralympic shot putters Paralympic javelin throwers 21st-century Chinese women