Guo Wei (Paralympic athlete)

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Guo.
Guo Wei
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Competitor for  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

Guo Wei 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 putt 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.

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