Huang Guanjun

Huang Guanjun (Chinese: 黄关军; pinyin: Huáng Guānjūn; 1987 – 22 May 2021) was a Chinese marathon runner; he died in the Gansu ultramarathon disaster.

Huang Guanjun
Personal information
Born1987
Died22 May 2021 (aged 33–34)
Baiyin, Gansu, China
Sport
SportMarathon runner

Huang was the champion in the men's hearing-impaired marathon at China's 2019 National Paralympic Games.[1][2][3][4] He died on 22 May 2021, at the age of 34, when high winds and freezing rain struck a long-distance race in Baiyin, Gansu, China. Twenty other runners died in the tragedy.[5]

He had impaired hearing after an "injection error" when he was one year old, and also could not speak.[6][7] Having difficulty finding employment, he had, according to his friends, "joined races over the years in the hopes of winning some prize money".[1]

See also
  • Liang Jing, another champion runner who died in the Gansu ultramarathon

References
  1. "China marathon: Fans mourn top runners killed in deadly race". BBC. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. "全国第十届残运会暨第七届特奥会决出8枚金牌" (in Simplified Chinese). Xinhuanet. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. "牛！四川小伙夺得全国残运会马拉松比赛冠军". sina.com.cn (in Simplified Chinese). 15 April 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  4. "拼搏超越自我". Sohu.com (in Simplified Chinese). 21 April 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  5. "21 Runners Dead After Extreme Weather Hits Chinese Ultramarathon". The New York Times. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  6. "奔跑的人生没有残缺". Sichuan Nongcun Daily (四川农村日报) (in Simplified Chinese). 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  7. "重马热身赛开跑 聋哑跑者勇夺第五". eastday.com (in Simplified Chinese). 14 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
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