Guo Wei (parathlete)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Guo.

Guo Wei

Personal information
Born	2 July 1982 (1982-07-02) (age 44) Shanghai, China
Medal record Men's para-athletics Representing China Paralympic Games 2004 Athens Long Jump – F36/38 2004 Athens Shot Put – F35 2004 Athens Javelin throw F35/36 2008 Beijing Discus Throw – F35/36 2008 Beijing Javelin Throw – F35/36 2008 Beijing Shot Put – F35/36 World Para Athletics Championships 2006 Assen Discus throw F35 2006 Assen Javelin throw F35-36/38 2006 Assen Shot put F35 2011 Christchurch Javelin throw F35-36 2011 Christchurch Shot put F35-36 Asian Para Games 2010 Guangzhou Javelin throw F35-36 2010 Guangzhou Discus throw F35-36

Guo Wei (born 2 July 1982) is a Chinese Paralympic athlete competing mainly in category F35 field events.

Biography

Guo is a six time Paralympic gold medalist. He competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece where he won the F35 javelin, shot put and the F36-38 long jump. He continued this trend in Beijing, China at the 2008 Summer Paralympics with a clean sweep of the throwing gold medals in the F35/36 class.

He holds F35 world records in long jump, shot put, discus and javelin.

External links

• Guo Wei at the International Paralympic Committee
• Guo Wei at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)