Zhang Huiwen (goalball)

Zhang Huiwen (Chinese: 张惠雯, born 12 June 1993[5]) is a Chinese goalball player. She won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[6]

Zhang Huiwen
Personal information
Born (1993-06-12) June 12, 1993 (age 31)
Beijing,[1] China
EducationBeijing Union University[2]
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Weight64 kg (141 lb)[3]
Sport
SportWomen's goalball
Disability classB1[4]
Medal record
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team
Zhang Huiwen
Traditional Chinese張惠雯
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Huìwén

Zhang lost her vision following a brain injury at age 5.[1] She began playing goalball in 2009 at age 16.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "第十届中国大学生年度人物候选人张惠雯事迹". People's Daily (in Chinese). 30 March 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  2. ^ "教育正前方:盲女大学生里约残奥夺银 希望用奖金为母亲治病". Peking University Founder Technology College (in Chinese). 18 September 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Zhang Hui Wen". IPC.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 January 2020.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Goalball Women Quarterfinal Start List – Rio 2016 Paralympic Games" (PDF). Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Zhang Huiwen – Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Huiwen Zhang". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 25 January 2020.