Gong Baoren

Gong Baoren (Chinese: 宫宝仁, born August 1971 in Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County, Liaoning) is a retired Chinese para swimmer who competed in the Sydney 2000 paralympic men's 100 m breaststroke SB7 event, finishing 0.03 second behind the finalist. He was distinguished from the other competitors in that he had no arms.[1]

Gong Baoren
Personal information
Native name宫宝仁
Born1971
Sanjiacheng, Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County, Liaoning, China
Sport
SportSwimming
ClassificationsSB7
Medal record
Paralympic Swimming
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaMen's 100 metre breaststroke SB7
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensMen's 4 x 50 metre freestyle relay 20pts
Silver medal – second place2000 SydneyMen's 100 metre breaststroke SB7
Silver medal – second place2004 AthensMen's 100 metre breaststroke SB7
IPC Swimming World Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 ChristchurchMen's 100 metre breaststroke SB7
Silver medal – second place2002 Mar del PlataMen's 100 metre breaststroke SB7
Gong Baoren
Simplified Chinese宫宝仁
In this Chinese name, the family name is Gong.

References
  1. "Chinese Paralympic Delegation Equals Golds Tally of Atlanta". People's Daily. 2000-10-26. Retrieved 2019-12-03.


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