Hongzhuan_Zhou

Zhou Hongzhuan

Zhou Hongzhuan

Chinese Paralympic athlete


Zhou Hongzhuan (Chinese: 周洪转; pinyin: Zhōu Hóngzhuǎn; born December 12, 1988) is a Chinese Paralympic athlete competing mainly in category T53 sprint and mid-distance events.

Quick Facts Personal information, Nationality ...

Career

Zhou was born in Huangye in 1988 and she caught polio when she was three years old. She started to compete in wheelchair racing in 2004.[1]

She competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she won a gold medal in the women's 800 metres — T53 event,[2] a silver medal in the women's 400 metres — T53 event and a bronze medal in the women's 200 metres — T53 event.

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom she won a silver medal in the women's 100 metres T53 event, a bronze medal in the women's 200 metres T53 event, a gold medal in the women's 4000 metres T53 event and a gold medal in the 800 metres T53 event.

In the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio she gained three more gold medals and a silver in T53 events. 2020 was meant to be her last Paralympics so she had to be patient when the Tokyo games were postponed by a year.[1]


References

  1. "Hongzhuan Zhou 'won't easily give up' on Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-07-18.



Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Hongzhuan_Zhou, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.