Jia Qianqian

In this Chinese name, the family name is Jia.

Jia Qianqian (born 27 June 1987) is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in F37 classification throwing events.

Jia Qianqian

Personal information
Born	(1987-06-27) 27 June 1987 Zibo, China
Height	162 cm (64 in)
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Athletics
Disability class	F37
Event(s)	shot put discus throw javelin throw
Club	Shandong Province
Coached by	Wang Xingzhang
Medal record Track and field Representing China Paralympic Games 2012 London Javelin – F37/38 World Championships 2011 Christchurch Javelin – F38 2015 Doha Javelin – F38 Asian Para Games 2014 Incheon Javelin – F37/38 2014 Incheon Discus – F36/37/38 2014 Incheon Shot put – F37/38

Jia first represented her country at a Paralympic Games in 2008 in Beijing, entering the shot put, javelin throw and discus throw events. Success was to follow at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where she won her first Paralympic medal; a silver in the F37/38 javelin, recording a distance of 31.62 metres. As well as her Paralympic success Jia has won medals at the World Championships winning a silver in the Javelin in 2011 Games in Christchurch and a bronze, again in the javelin, at the 2015 Games in Doha.

Personal history

Jia was born in Zibo, China in 1987. She was born with an impairment to her right arm, and has cerebral palsy. She lives is Zibo and works as a doctor.