Yang Chen (parathlete)

Yang Chen
Personal information
Born (1989-01-29) 29 January 1989
Tianjin, China
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2004 Athens100m T37
Silver medal – second place2004 Athens200m T37
Silver medal – second place2004 Athens400m T37
Silver medal – second place2004 Athens4x100m T35-38
Silver medal – second place2004 Athens4x400m T35-38
Silver medal – second place2008 Beijing4x100m T35-38
World Para Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 Assen100m T37
Gold medal – first place2006 Assen400m T37
Bronze medal – third place2006 Assen200m T37
Bronze medal – third place2006 Assen4x100m relay T35-38
Bronze medal – third place2006 Assen4x400m relay T35-38
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place2010 Guangzhou4x100m relay T35-38
Silver medal – second place2010 Guangzhou100m T38
Silver medal – second place2010 Guangzhou200m T38
Silver medal – second place2010 Guangzhou400m T38

Yang Chen (Chinese: 杨晨, born 29 January 1989 in Tianjin) is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in category T37 sprint events.

Biography

Yang Chen competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. He won a gold medal in the T37 100m and silver medals in the T37 200m, T37 400m and was part of the Chinese relay teams that won silver medals in both the T35-38 4 × 100 m and 4 × 400 m relays. When the Paralympics took place in 2008 in his home country Yang Chen was not quite as busy only competing in the 200m and as part of the 4 × 100 m T35-38 team that won a silver medal.[1]

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