Wang Wenbo

Wang Wenbo
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Competitor for  China
Paralympic Games
2008 Beijing Discus Throw – F35/36
2012 London Discus Throw - F35/36

Wang Wenbo (Chinese: 王文波; pinyin: Wáng Wénbō; born 2/2/1969) is a Paralympic athlete from China. He competes in standing throwing events, in the F36 classification for athletes with cerebral palsy.

At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, competing in a combined F35/36 discus event, he set a world record for F36 classified athletes but still only won a silver medal.[1] He also competed in javelin and shot put.[2] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics he won bronze in the F35/36 discus event.[2]

His 2008 discus world record still stands as of January 2013.[3]

References

  1. "Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games - Athletics - Men's Discus F35/36". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Athlete Search Results: Wang Wenbo". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  3. "IPC Athletics World Records". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 January 2013.


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