Xu Qing (swimmer)

Xu Qing
Personal information
Full name 许庆 (Xu Qing)
Nationality Chinese
Born September 27, 1992 (1992-09-27) (age 23)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly, freestyle, medley
Medal record
Paralympic Swimming
Competitor for  China
Paralympic Games
2008 Beijing Men's 50 metre freestyle S6
2008 Beijing Men's 50 metre butterfly S6
2008 Beijing Men's 4 x 50 metre medley relay – 20 points
2008 Beijing Men's 200 metre individual medley SM6
2012 London Men's 50 metre freestyle S6
2012 London Men's 100 metre freestyle S6
2012 London Men's 50 metre butterfly S6
2012 London Men's 50 metre Individual Medley SM6
IPC Swimming World Championships
2010 Eindhoven Men's 50 metre butterfly S6
2010 Eindhoven Men's 50 metre freestyle S6
2013 Montreal Men's 50 metre freestyle S6
2013 Montreal Men's 50 metre butterfly S6
2013 Montreal Men's 200 metre Individual Medley SM6
2015 Glasgow 50 m freestyle S6
2015 Glasgow 50 m butterfly S6
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Xu.

Xu Qing (born September 27, 1992) is a Chinese Paralympic swimmer. He lost both his arms in a car accident when he was 6. [1] He began swimming training at 7, introduced to the sport by a doctor who had himself been a para-athlete.[2]

Competing in the S6 classification, Xu won 3 gold and one bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and 4 gold medals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. As of April 2014, Xu holds S6 World records in 50 m freestyle and 50 m butterfly events; he also swam in the 2008 Chinese relay team that holds the 4 x 50 m medley 20pts World Record.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.paralympic.org/athletes/biographies?athlete=Qing%2520Xu
  2. ↑ http://www.paralympic.org/athletes/biographies?athlete=Qing%2520Xu
  3. ↑ "IPC Swimming World Records - Long Course" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 20 April 2014.

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