Li Junsheng

Li Junsheng (born 19 January 2000) is a Chinese swimmer from Beihai, Guangxi. He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was one year old, which caused palsy of his lower limbs. At the 2016 Summer Paralympics won the gold medal in Men's 100m Breaststroke SB4, defeating Daniel Dias, who was swimming for Brazil, the hosting country.[1][2]

Li Junsheng
Personal information
Born (2000-01-19) 19 January 2000
Beihai, China
Sport
Country China
SportParalympic swimming
DisabilityCerebral palsy
Disability classS5
Coached byLiu Tao
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroMen's 100m breaststroke SB4
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Mexico CityMen's 100m breaststroke SB4
Silver medal – second place2019 LondonMen's 100m breaststroke SB5
Bronze medal – third place2017 Mexico CityMen's 200m freestyle S5
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 JakartaMen's 50m freestyle S5


References

  1. "Swimming | Men's 100m Breaststroke SB4 final | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  2. "Li Junsheng - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 29 July 2020.
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