Xia Dong

Xia Dong
Personal information
Born (1984-06-06) 6 June 1984
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingShot put F37/38
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingDiscus throw F37/38
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonShot put F37/38
Silver medal – second place2008 BeijingJavelin throw F37/38
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonDiscus throw F37/38
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroShot put F37
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroDiscus throw F37
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 AssenJavelin throw F37
Gold medal – first place2013 LyonShot put F37
Gold medal – first place2015 DohaShot put F37
Silver medal – second place2006 AssenShot put F37
Silver medal – second place2013 LyonDiscus F37/38
Bronze medal – third place2015 DohaJavelin F37
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonShot put F37
Silver medal – second place2014 IncheonDiscus throw F37

Xia Dong (Chinese: 夏东; pinyin: Xià Dōng; born June 6, 1984) is a Paralympic athlete from China. He competes in throwing events in the F37 classification.

He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing winning the gold medals in the F37/38 class javelin and shot put and the bronze medal in the class F37/38 discus throw. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, he won a silver medal in the F37/38 discus event. In the F37/38 shot put, he won a gold medal with a world record breaking throw.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Dong Xia". London 2012 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
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