Yang Chen (athlete)
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Yang Chen is a Paralympian
athlete
from China
competing mainly in category T37 sprint events.
Yang Chen competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics
in Athens
, Greece
. He won a gold medal in the T37 100m and silver medals in the T37 200m, T37 400m and was part of the Chinese relay teams that won silver medals in both the T35-38 4x100m and 4x400m relays. When the Paralympics took place in 2008
in his home country Yang Chen was not quite as busy only competing in the 200m and as part of the 4x100m T35-38 team that won a silver medal.
Paralympian
A Paralympian is an athlete who has participated in the Paralympic Games.A Paralympic athlete has a physical disability. The disability can be amputation, spinal cord injuries, visual impairment or cerebral palsy. An exception is the sighted guides for athletes with a visual impairment...
athlete
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
from China
China
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competing mainly in category T37 sprint events.
Yang Chen competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics
2004 Summer Paralympics
The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...
in Athens
Athens
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, Greece
Greece
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. He won a gold medal in the T37 100m and silver medals in the T37 200m, T37 400m and was part of the Chinese relay teams that won silver medals in both the T35-38 4x100m and 4x400m relays. When the Paralympics took place in 2008
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....
in his home country Yang Chen was not quite as busy only competing in the 200m and as part of the 4x100m T35-38 team that won a silver medal.