Lin Shan (goalball)

Lin Shan (Chinese: 林珊; pinyin: Lín Shān, born 2 March 1986[2]) is a Chinese retired goalball player. She won a silver medal in both the 2008 Summer Paralympics and the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[3]

Lin Shan
Lin at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born (1986-03-02) March 2, 1986
Zhucheng,[1] Shandong, China
EducationBeijing Union University
Sport
SportWomen's goalball
Disability classB3[2]
Medal record
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place2010 GuangzhouTeam
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonTeam
In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.

Due to a hereditary disease, she has been blind since her youth. She attended Beijing Union University and was the only university student on the 2008 Paralympic team.[1][4]

Like her national teammates Fan Feifei, Wang Ruixue, and Ju Zhen, Fan started playing the sport under coach Wang Jinqin at the Weifang School of the Blind in Weifang, Shandong.[5]

References
  1. "北京联合大学特殊贡献奖、校长特别奖获得者——林姗". Beijing Union University (in Chinese). 25 October 2011. Archived from the original on 8 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. "Goalball Women Gold Medal Match Start List" (PDF). 2012 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  3. "Shan Lin". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  4. Bu Tiemei (4 November 2014). "走在艰苦卓绝的大道上 ——中国盲人门球队征战纪实". Blind Person's Monthly (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  5. Zhang Hao (1 August 2014). ""潍坊好人"群体已经扩大到468人 每月评选张榜公布". Qilu Evening News (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 January 2020.


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