Wen Xiaoyan

Wen Xiaoyan
Personal information
Born12 October 1997 (1997-10-12) (age 28)
Sport
CountryChina
SportPara-athletics
T37
Events
Medal record
Women's para athletics
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroLong jump T37
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de Janeiro4×100 m T35-T38
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo100 m T37
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo200 m T37
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoLong jump T37
Gold medal – first place2024 Paris100 m T37
Gold medal – first place2024 Paris200 m T37
Gold medal – first place2024 Parismixed 4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisLong jump T37
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de Janeiro400 m T37
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 LondonLong jump T37
Gold medal – first place2019 Dubai100 m T37
Gold medal – first place2019 Dubai200 m T37
Gold medal – first place2019 DubaiLong jump T37
Gold medal – first place2023 ParisLong jump T37
Gold medal – first place2024 Kobe100 m T37
Gold medal – first place2024 Kobe200 m T37
Gold medal – first place2025 New DelhiLong jump T37
Gold medal – first place2025 New Delhi100 m T37
Gold medal – first place2025 New Delhi200 m T37
Silver medal – second place2019 Dubai4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2023 Paris200 m T37
Bronze medal – third place2023 Paris100 m T37
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Hangzhou100 m T37
Gold medal – first place2022 Hangzhou200 m T37

Wen Xiaoyan (born 12 October 1997)[1] is a Chinese Paralympic athlete.[2] She represented China at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and she won two gold medals and one silver medal.[2] She also won three gold medals at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

Career

Wen won the gold medal in the women's long jump T37 event and the silver medal in the women's 400 metres T37 event.[2] In the women's 4 × 100 metres relay T35-T38 event she won the gold medal together with Jiang Fenfen, Chen Junfei and Li Yingli.[2]

At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships held in London, United Kingdom, Wen won the gold medal in the women's long jump T37 event. Two years later at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates she won three gold medals and one silver medal. She won the gold medal in the women's 100 metres T37, women's 200 metres T37[3] and women's long jump T37 events.[4] She also won the silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay event.

Wen won the gold medal in the 200 metres T37 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She won the gold medal in the 100 metres T37 event with a world record of 13.00. She also won the gold medal in the long jump T37 event.

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics WEN Xiaoyan". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Xiaoyan Wen". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  3. ↑ O'Kane, Patrick (15 November 2019). "Kornobys and Cinnamo claim shot put gold as World Para Athletics Championships conclude". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Asia nations perform strongly at the Dubai 2019 World Para Athletics Championships". Asian Paralympic Committee. 18 November 2019. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.