Wang Yanping
Chinese Paralympic athlete (born 1993)
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Wang Yanping (born 22 November 1993) is a Paralympic athlete from China who competes in throwing events for F37 classification athletes.[1]
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| Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 22, 1993 Baoshan, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (66 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | sprint, long jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Yunnan province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Hu Zhengguan (national) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Athletic career
Wang became involved in sport in 2005. Her first major international games was the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch. She entered the 100m, 200m and 400m sprints, her best result being fourth place in the 400 m race.[2] A year later she competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London where she won bronze in the 100m T46 sprint.[2] As well as her Paralympic success, Wang has won medals at the 2015 World Championships in Doha, with a bronze in the 100m T47, and a dominant display in the 2014 Asian Para Games where she took gold in all three events entered: 100m, 200m and long jump.[2]
