Wen Xiaoyan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wen.
Wen Xiaoyan
Personal information
Born12 October 1997 (1997-10-12) (age 27)
Sport
CountryChina
SportPara-athletics
Disability classT37
Events
Medal record
Women's para athletics
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Long jump T37
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m T35-T38
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 100 m T37
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 200 m T37
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Long jump T37
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 100 m T37
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 200 m T37
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris mixed 4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Long jump T37
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400 m T37
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 London Long jump T37
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dubai 100 m T37
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dubai 200 m T37
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dubai Long jump T37
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris Long jump T37
Gold medal – first place 2024 Kobe 100 m T37
Gold medal – first place 2024 Kobe 200 m T37
Silver medal – second place 2019 Dubai 4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2023 Paris 200 m T37
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Paris 100 m T37
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 100 m T37
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 200 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

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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

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  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. ^ a b c d "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. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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