Fu Yanlong
Chinese Paralympic athlete
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Fu Yanlong (born 23 June 1988) is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in F42 classification throwing events.[1]
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| Born | 23 June 1988 Jilin, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (67 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | shot put discus throw javelin throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Jilin Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Xue Wei (national) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Athletics history
Fu represented China at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, entering the discus and Javelin throw events (F42). In the discus he finished ninth, but a throw of 52.79 metres in the javelin gave him a Paralympic gold medal.[2] As well as the Paralympics Hou has also been part of two Chinese teams to compete at the IPC Athletics World Championships, in 2013 in Lyon and 2015 in Doha. In Lyon he won the silver in the F42 javelin.[2]