Fu Yanlong
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| Born | 23 June 1988 Jilin, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (67 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | shot put discus throw javelin throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Jilin Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Xue Wei (national) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Fu Yanlong (born 23 June 1988) is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in F42 classification throwing events.[1]
Athletics history
Fu represented China at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, entering the discus and Javelin throw events (F42). In the discus he finished ninth, but a throw of 52.79 metres in the javelin gave him a Paralympic gold medal.[2] As well as the Paralympics Hou has also been part of two Chinese teams to compete at the IPC Athletics World Championships, in 2013 in Lyon and 2015 in Doha. In Lyon he won the silver in the F42 javelin.[2]
Personal history
Fu was born in Jilin, China in 1988. At the age of one he was diagnosed with polio, which has resulted in an impairment to his leg.[2]
Notes
- ^ "Fu Yanlong". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ a b c "Fu Yanlong". IPC. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
Categories:
- Paralympic athletes of China
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for China
- Living people
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Chinese male discus throwers
- Chinese male javelin throwers
- Chinese male shot putters
- Sportspeople from Jilin
- 1988 births
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)