Zhou Hongzhuan

Zhou Hongzhuan
Zhou Hongzhuan at the 2013 World Championships in Lyon
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1988-12-12) 12 December 1988
Hebei, China
Sport
Country China
SportAthletics (track)
DisabilityPolio
Disability classT53
ClubHebei Para-Athletics Team
Medal record
Track and field
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
2008 Beijing 800m T53
2012 London 400m T53
2012 London 800m T53
2016 Rio de Janeiro 800m T53
2016 Rio de Janeiro 4 × 400 m T53/54
2008 Beijing 400m T53
2012 London 100m T53
2020 Tokyo 100m T53
2020 Tokyo 800m T53
2008 Beijing 200m T53
2012 London 200m T53
2020 Tokyo 400m T53
2024 Paris 400m T53
2024 Paris 800m T53
World Championships
2011 Christchurch 4 × 400 m relay T53–54
2013 Lyon 400m relay T53–54
2013 Lyon 800m T53–54
2015 Doha 1500m T54
2015 Doha 4 × 400 m relay T53–54
2024 Kobe 100m T53
2024 Kobe 400m T53
2024 Kobe 800m T53
2006 Assen 100m T53
2011 Christchurch 800m T53
2015 Doha 400m T53
2015 Doha 800m T53
2015 Doha 5000m T53
2011 Christchurch 100m T53
2011 Christchurch 200m T53
2023 Paris 400m T53
Asian Para Games
2010 Guangzhou 400m T53
2014 Incheon 400m T53
2014 Incheon 800m T53
2014 Incheon 1500m T54
2018 Jakarta 100m T53
2018 Jakarta 200m T53
2018 Jakarta 400m T53
2018 Jakarta 800m T53
2010 Guangzhou 200m T53
2010 Guangzhou 100m T53

Zhou Hongzhuan (Chinese: 周洪转; pinyin: Zhōu Hóngzhuǎn; born December 12, 1988) is a Chinese Paralympic athlete competing mainly in category T53 sprint and mid-distance events.

Career

Zhou was born in Huangye in 1988 and she caught polio when she was three years old. She started to compete in wheelchair racing in 2004.[1]

She competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she won a gold medal in the women's 800 m T53,[2] a silver medal in the women's 400 m T53 and a bronze medal in the women's 200 m T53.

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom she won a silver medal in the women's 100 m T53, a bronze medal in the women's 200 m T53, a gold medal in the women's 400 m T53 and a gold medal in the 800 m T53.

In the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio she gained three more gold medals and a silver in T53 events. 2020 was meant to be her last Paralympics so she had to be patient when the Tokyo games were postponed by a year.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hongzhuan Zhou 'won't easily give up' on Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  2. ^ "China's Zhou Hongzhuan wins Women's 800m - T53 gold -- china.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Archived from the original on 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-07-18.