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| Nickname | Armless Mermaid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 19 December 1991
[1] Chaoyang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classifications | S5/SB6/SM5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Liaoning Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Li Jianhui | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lu Dong (born 19 December 1991) is a Chinese Paralympic swimmer, who won gold and silver medals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. She got 38.28 seconds on 50m butterfly. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics she won four gold medals with three world record. Lu lost both her arms after being hit by a motorist at age six. [1]
Swimming career
During her career, Lu has received the May 1st Labour Medal, the May 4th Youth Medal and has been named a March 8 Red Banner Pacesetter in the People's Republic of China. [1]
Major achievements:
WR: World Record
- 2012: Won gold at the 2012 Paralympics in London in the Women's 100 metre backstroke S6, and silver in the Women's 50m butterfly S6. [2] [3]
- 2016: Won silver in the Women's 100 metre backstroke S6 at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics. [4]
- 2021 Won Gold in the Mixed 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay 20pts alongside team members Zhang Li 36.22, Toe Zheng 1:06.70, Yuan Weiyi 1:38.08, Lu Dong 2:15.49 with comdined team WR 2:15.49 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Won Gold in the Women's 50 metre butterfly S5 with WR 39.54. Won Gold in the Women's 50 metre backstroke S5 with WR 37.18. [5]
References
- ^ a b c "Swimming: LU Dong". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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"Women's 100m Backstroke - S6". London 2012 Paralympics.
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from
the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
LU Dong
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"Women's 50m Butterfly - S6". London 2012 Paralympics. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from
the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
LU Dong
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"Women's 100m Backstroke - S6 - Standings". Rio 2016 Paralympics.
Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from
the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
LU Dong
- ^ "Mixed 4x50m Freestyle - 20pts -Swimming - Final Results". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
External links
- Feature: A tale of inspiration -- China's "armless mermaid" blows past limits
- Paralympic swimming champion plays video games with feet
- Chinese swimmer Lu Dong set to compete at 3rd Games | Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
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Lu at the Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Armless Mermaid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |
China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 December 1991
[1] Chaoyang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classifications | S5/SB6/SM5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Liaoning Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Li Jianhui | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lu Dong (born 19 December 1991) is a Chinese Paralympic swimmer, who won gold and silver medals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. She got 38.28 seconds on 50m butterfly. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics she won four gold medals with three world record. Lu lost both her arms after being hit by a motorist at age six. [1]
Swimming career
During her career, Lu has received the May 1st Labour Medal, the May 4th Youth Medal and has been named a March 8 Red Banner Pacesetter in the People's Republic of China. [1]
Major achievements:
WR: World Record
- 2012: Won gold at the 2012 Paralympics in London in the Women's 100 metre backstroke S6, and silver in the Women's 50m butterfly S6. [2] [3]
- 2016: Won silver in the Women's 100 metre backstroke S6 at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics. [4]
- 2021 Won Gold in the Mixed 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay 20pts alongside team members Zhang Li 36.22, Toe Zheng 1:06.70, Yuan Weiyi 1:38.08, Lu Dong 2:15.49 with comdined team WR 2:15.49 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Won Gold in the Women's 50 metre butterfly S5 with WR 39.54. Won Gold in the Women's 50 metre backstroke S5 with WR 37.18. [5]
References
- ^ a b c "Swimming: LU Dong". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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^
"Women's 100m Backstroke - S6". London 2012 Paralympics.
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from
the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
LU Dong
-
^
"Women's 50m Butterfly - S6". London 2012 Paralympics. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from
the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
LU Dong
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^
"Women's 100m Backstroke - S6 - Standings". Rio 2016 Paralympics.
Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from
the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
LU Dong
- ^ "Mixed 4x50m Freestyle - 20pts -Swimming - Final Results". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
External links
- Feature: A tale of inspiration -- China's "armless mermaid" blows past limits
- Paralympic swimming champion plays video games with feet
- Chinese swimmer Lu Dong set to compete at 3rd Games | Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
| International | |
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| National | |
|
| This article about a Paralympic medalist of China is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
|
| This biographical article related to a People's Republic of China swimmer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- Living people
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic silver medalists for China
- Paralympic gold medalists for China
- Paralympic swimmers for China
- Chinese female butterfly swimmers
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- S6-classified para swimmers
- Chinese female backstroke swimmers
- Paralympic medalists in swimming
- Chinese amputees
- 1991 births
- Chinese Paralympic medalist stubs
- Chinese swimming biography stubs