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Chinese Paralympic athlete In this Chinese name, the family name is Ling.
Ling Yong
Medal record
Track and field (P54-58)
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Pentathlon – P54-58

Ling Yong (凌勇; born 1978) is a Paralympic athlete from China competing in P54-58 pentathlon events (seated shot put, seated javelin throw, 200m wheelchair sprint, seated discus throw, 1500m wheelchair race).

Ling contracted poliomyelitis in his youth. He began competing in wheelchair marathons in 1999. He competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There he won a gold medal in the men's Pentathlon – P54-58 event with a world record performance that still stands in January 2013.

References

  1. "IPC Athletics Rules and Regulations" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. p. 114. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  2. "原参赛项目被取消 凌勇:传递残奥圣火也是参与". 2 September 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. "ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games – Athletics – Men's Pentathlon P54-58". International Paralympic Committee.
  4. "World Records - Athletics | IPC". Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2013-01-22.

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