Zhou Hongzhuan

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.

Zhou Hongzhuan

Zhou Hongzhuan at the 2013 World Championships in Lyon
Personal information
Nationality	Chinese
Born	(1988-12-12) 12 December 1988 Hebei, China
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Athletics (track)
Disability	Limb deficiency
Disability class	T43
Club	Hebei Para-Athletics Team
Medal record Track and field (T53) 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 × 100 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 400 m – T53 2024 Paris 800m – T53 World Championships 2011 Christchurch 4 × 400 m relay — T53–54 2013 Lyon 400m relay — T53–54 2013 Lyon 800m relay — T53–54 2015 Doha 1,500m – 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

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.

She competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she won a gold medal in the women's 800 metres — T53 event, a silver medal in the women's 400 metres — T53 event and a bronze medal in the women's 200 metres — T53 event.

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom she won a silver medal in the women's 100 metres T53 event, a bronze medal in the women's 200 metres T53 event, a gold medal in the women's 4000 metres T53 event and a gold medal in the 800 metres T53 event.

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.

External links

• Zhou Hongzhuan at the International Paralympic Committee
• Zhou Hongzhuan at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)