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Tao Zheng
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing  China
Men's Paralympic swimming
Summer Paralympics
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Men's 100 metre backstroke S6
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Men's 50 metre freestyle S6
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Men's 200 metre individual medley SM6
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Men's 100 metre backstroke S6
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Men's 50 metre butterfly S6

Zheng Tao (Chinese: 郑涛) is a Chinese para swimmer and two-time Paralympic champion. He is known as the "armless swimmer".[1]

Zheng competed in his first Paralympic games at the 2012 London Paralympics, where he won the gold medal in a close race in the 100m backstroke S6 final.[1]

At the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, he suffered a lower back injury, but still won the gold medal at the Men's 100 metre backstroke S6 event with a world record of 1:10.84, two seconds faster than the previous record, which was established by himself in 2015.[1] He then caught the stomach flu on the day of the 50-metre butterfly S6 final, and lost to his teammate Xu Qing, winning a silver medal in the event.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Feng, Sophia (2016-12-28). "Zheng vows to only swim for pleasure in 2017". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2019-10-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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