Shen Yaqin

Shen Yaqin (born 11 December 1990) is a visually impaired Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in T12 classification events.[1] Shen won a gold medal at her first Summer Paralympics, the 2016 Rio Games, in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay.[2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Shen.
Shen Yaqin
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1990-12-11) 11 December 1990
China
Sport
CountryChina
SportAthletics
Disability classT12
Event(s)sprint
long jump
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio4 × 100 m – T11-13

Notes
  1. "Shen Yaqin". paralympic.org. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  2. "Women's 4×100m T11–13 Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 14 September 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.


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