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).[1]

Ling Yong
Medal record
Track and field (P54-58)
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Pentathlon – P54-58

Ling contracted poliomyelitis in his youth. He began competing in wheelchair marathons in 1999.[2] 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[3] that still stands in January 2013.[4]

References edit

  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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