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Born | (1991-11-20) 20 November 1991 (age 33) Foshan, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 169 cm (67 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | T37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Guangdong Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Zeng Huawei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cao Yuanhang (born 20 November 1991) is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in T37 classification sprint and long jump events.
Cao represented her country at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where she won two medals; an individual bronze in the T37 long jump and a silver in the women's 4 × 100 m relay (T35-38). As well as her Paralympic success Cao has won medals at both World Championships and the Asian Para Games, winning three medals over three tournament.
Personal history
Cao was born in Foshan, China in 1991. Due to complications at birth she has cerebral palsy. She lives in Zhanjiang Province and is a professional athlete.
References
- "Cao Yuanhang". Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Cao Yuanhang". IPC. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- Paralympic athletes for China
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic bronze medalists for China
- Paralympic silver medalists for China
- Living people
- 1991 births
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Chinese female sprinters
- Chinese female long jumpers
- People from Foshan
- Runners from Guangdong
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- 21st-century Chinese sportswomen