Pan Shiyun

Pan Shiyun (born April 20, 1989) is a Chinese swimmer. He competes in the S7 categorisation. At age 11, he had an electrical accident that caused him to lose the use of his right arm.[1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Pan.
Pan Shiyun
Personal information
BornApril 20, 1989 (1989-04-20) (age 34)
Medal record
Swimming (S7)
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Men's 50 metre freestyle S7
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Men's 50 metre butterfly S7
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Men's 100 metre freestyle S7
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Men's 50 metre butterfly S7
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Men's 50 metre freestyle S7
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Men's 400 metre freestyle S7
IPC World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Glasgow100 m freestyle S7
Gold medal – first place2015 Glasgow50 m butterfly S7
Silver medal – second place2013 Montreal50 m butterfly S7

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, Shiyun won two gold medals and two silver medals.[2]

Shiyun won a further two gold medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. He took gold in the 50m freestyle event in a world record time,[3] before also winning the 50m butterfly, breaking his own world record set the previous year.[1]

References
  1. "China's Pan Shiyun breaks own world record at Rio Paralympic games". The Sports Campus.
  2. "Shiyun Pan". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  3. "Paralympic swimmer Pan Shiyun of China sets new world record to win 50m freestyle S7 gold at Rio". chinatopix.


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