Jiang Yuyan
Personal information
Born (2004-11-02) 2 November 2004
Shaoxing, China
Sport
Country China
SportParalympic swimming
Disability classS6
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo 50 m butterfly S6
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo 400 m freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 100 m backstroke S6
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 London50m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2019 London100 m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2019 London400 m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2023 Manchester100 m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2023 Manchester400 m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2023 Manchester50 m butterfly S6
Silver medal – second place2023 Manchester50 m freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place2023 Manchester100 m backstroke S6
Bronze medal – third place2019 London50 m butterfly S6
Bronze medal – third place2019 London100 m backstroke S6
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta50 m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta100 m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta50 m butterfly S7
Gold medal – first place2022 Hangzhou100 m backstroke S6
Gold medal – first place2022 Hangzhou100 m freestyle S7
Silver medal – second place2018 Jakarta400 m freestyle S7

Jiang Yuyan (born 2 November 2004) is a Chinese Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events.

Career

She was one of the youngest swimmers to participate in the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships where she won three gold medals and two bronze medals. She won the gold medal at the Women's 50m Butterfly S6 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics with a world record of 34.56.[1][2]

Personal life

Jiang lost her right arm and leg after she was involved in a car accident when she was four years old.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Yuyan and Zhdanov star as six world records fall at World Para Swimming Championships". insidethegames.biz. 14 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "14 year old sets swimming Para world record". The Tartan. 15 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Jiang Yuyan - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 8 July 2020.
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