Ye Tao
Chinese para-athlete (born 1998)
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Ye Tao (born 14 February 1998) is a Chinese Paralympic athlete who competes in para-athletics in the T11 classification. He predominantly competes in the 100 metres and long jump in his class. He has won multiple medals at the World Para Athletics Championships and the Asian Para Games.
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| Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 February 1998 (age 28) China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Events | 100 metres, long jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fujian Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Gao Zhiqiang | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Ye competed in his first major competition on a world stage, at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France. He won the silver medal in the men's long jump T11 event.[1][2]
Ye made his Asian Para Games debut at the 2022 Asian Para Games held in 2023. There, he won the silver medal in the long jump and the bronze medal in the 100 metres.[3]
Ye represented China at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships and won the bronze medal in the long jump T11 and silver medal in the 100 metres.[4][5]
Ye qualified for the T11 100m and long jump for the 2024 Summer Paralympics. In the 100 metres, he made it to the semifinals.[6] In the long jump, Ye finished in 4th place with a jump of 6.29 metres, which was only 0.03 metres of a bronze medal and a China 1-2-3.[7][8]