Jiang Fenfen

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Jiang Fenfen
Personal information
Born (1997-09-19) 19 September 1997 (age 26)
Yongzhou, Hunan, China
Sport
Country China
SportParalympic athletics
DisabilityCerebral palsy
Disability classT37
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio 4 × 100 m – T35-38
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 400 m T37
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 200 m T37
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 100 m T37
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Dubai 100 m T37
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Dubai 200 m T37
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Dubai 400 m T37
Bronze medal – third place 2017 London 400 m T37
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Paris 400 m T37
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 200 m T35
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 400 m T35
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta 100 m T35
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 100 m T37
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 200 m T37
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 400 m T37

Jiang Fenfen (born 19 September 1997) is a Chinese Paralympic athlete who competes in sprinting events in international level events.[1] She is a Paralympic gold medalist and three-time medalist at the World Para Athletics Championships.[1]

Career[edit]

Jiang was born in 1997 and she was brought up in Hunan Province. Her uncle was a PE teacher and he encouraged her to get involved with sport in 2014. She was recruited as China looked for para-athletes and in 2016 she competed at her first international event.[1]

Jiang represented China at the 2016 Summer Paralympics; in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay T35-T38 event she won the gold medal together with Wen Xiaoyan, Chen Junfei and Li Yingli.[1] She won three medals at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships, having won the silver medal in the women's 100 metres and the bronze medal in the women's 200 metres and women's 400 metres.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Fenfen Jiang". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Dubai 2019 Multi Medalists" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 6 February 2020.