Xia Dong

Xia Dong
Personal information
Born (1984-06-06) 6 June 1984
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
2008 Beijing Shot put F37/38
2008 Beijing Discus throw F37/38
2012 London Shot put F37/38
2008 Beijing Javelin throw F37/38
2012 London Discus throw F37/38
2016 Rio de Janeiro Shot put F37
2016 Rio de Janeiro Discus throw F37
World Championships
2006 Assen Javelin throw F37
2013 Lyon Shot put F37
2015 Doha Shot put F37
2006 Assen Shot put F37
2013 Lyon Discus F37/38
2015 Doha Javelin F37
Asian Para Games
2014 Incheon Shot put F37
2014 Incheon Discus throw F37

Xia Dong (Chinese: 夏东; pinyin: Xià Dōng; born June 6, 1984) is a Paralympic athlete from China. He competes in throwing events in the F37 classification.

He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing winning the gold medals in the F37/38 class javelin and shot put and the bronze medal in the class F37/38 discus throw. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, he won a silver medal in the F37/38 discus event. In the F37/38 shot put, he won a gold medal with a world record breaking throw.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Dong Xia". London 2012 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.


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