Tang Hongxia

Tang Hongxia
Personal information
Born (1976-08-18) 18 August 1976
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
2008 Beijing Shot put F12‒F13
2012 London Discus throw F11/12
2012 London Shot put F11/12
2016 Rio de Janeiro Discus throw F11
World Championships
2015 Doha Discus throw F11
2017 London Discus throw F11
Asian Para Games
2010 Guangzhou Discus throw F12
2010 Guangzhou Shot put F12
2018 Jakarta Discus throw F11

Tang Hongxia (Chinese: 汤红霞; pinyin: Tāng Hóngxiá; born August 18, 1976) is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in category F12‒F13 shot put events.

She competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she won a gold medal in the women's F12‒F13 shot put event and finished sixth in the F12‒F13 discus throw.

In the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio Zhang Liangmin took a gold medal in the discus after a throw of 36.65 metres. Tang threw 35.01 metres to take the silver and Izabela Campos took the bronze with a throw of 32.60 metres.[1]

References

  1. ^ Izabela Campos conquista o bronze no lançamento de disco, gazetaesportiva, Retrieved 10 September 2016