Yu Jing (sledge hockey)

Yu Jing (born 22 September 1983) is a Chinese ice sledge hockey player.

Yu Jing
Born (1983-09-22) 22 September 1983 (age 40)
Position Forward
Medal record
Para ice hockey
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Team

At the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Yu became the third female para ice hockey player at the Winter Paralympic Games after Norwegians Britt Mjaasund Øyen and Lena Schrøder and the first Chinese woman to do so.[1][2] She was also a member of China's bronze medal-winning team in para ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, thus becoming the second woman to win a Paralympic medal in this sport.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "People's Republic of China set for a number of firsts in Beijing 2022 Para ice hockey tournament". olympics.com. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Jing Yu wants to inspire more female players after 'perfect day' in Paralympic debut". paralympic.org. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Yifeng Shen and Zhidong Wang lead China to historic bronze on home soil". paralympic.org. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.