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Nationality
  
Chinese

Country
  
Club
  
Fujian Province

Disability class
  
T54

Height
  
183 cm (72 in)

Sport
  
Athletics (track)

Coached by
  
Du Huaizhen

Born
  
18 January 1978 (age 39) (
1978-01-18
)
Shishi, Fujian, China

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Yang Liwan (born 18 January 1978) is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in category F54 throwing events.

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Athletic career

Yang made her first appearance at a Summer Paralympics in the 2008 Games in Beijing. She entered both the shot put and javelin throw, finishing seventh and eighth respectively. Four years later she appeared at the 2012 Paralympics in London, winning gold in both the javelin and the shot put.

As well as her Paralympic success, Yang has also found success at World Championship level. At the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha she won gold in the shot put along with a silver in the javelin.

Personal history

Yang was born in Shishi, China in 1978. In 1996 she was struck by a falling object resulting in paraplegia.

References

Yang Liwan Wikipedia


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