Wang Yanzhang (athlete)

{{short description|Chinese Paralympic athlete}}

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| birth_date = {{birth_date_and_age|1991|05|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Shanghai, China

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| country = China

| sport = Athletics

| event = shot put
discus throw
javelin throw

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| club = Shanghai

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| disability = Cerebral palsy

| disability_class = F34

| coach = Wang Xingzhang

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{{MedalSport | Track and field}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Paralympic Games}}

{{MedalGold| 2012 London | Discus – F32/33/34}}

{{MedalSilver| 2012 London | Javelin – F33/34}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2015 Doha|Javelin – F34}}

{{MedalGold|2015 Doha|discus – F34}}

{{MedalGold| 2017 London | Discus throw – F34}}

{{MedalSilver|2013 Lyon|Javelin – F33/34}}

{{MedalSilver|2013 Lyon|discus – F32/33/34}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Para Games}}

{{MedalGold|2014 Guan|Discus – F34}}

{{MedalGold|2014 Incheon|Javelin – F33/4}}

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Wang Yanzhang (born 31 May 1991) is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in F34 classification throwing events.{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/static/info/doha-2015/ENG/ZZ/ZZS000L_QA2015@@@@@@@@@ENG.htm| title=Wang Yanzhang|accessdate=27 August 2016|work=paralympic.org}}

Athletics career

Wang represented China at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, entering the shot put, javelin throw and discus throw events. He finished eighth in the shot put, but finished on the podium in both the javelin and discus, winning silver and gold respectively.{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=1051679|title=Wang Yanzhang|accessdate=27 August 2016|work=IPC|archive-date=18 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018114654/https://www.paralympic.org/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=1051679|url-status=dead}} As well as his Paralympic success Wang has won medals at the World Championships winning two silvers at the 2013 Games in Lyon, and in the 2015 Games in Doha he won gold in both the javelin and discus.

Personal history

Wang was born in Shanghai, China in 1991. He has cerebral palsy.

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