YANG Chuan-Hui

Date of Birth: 20 Oct 1990

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T11

Place of birth: TAINAN

Birth Country:

Chinese Taipei

Place of residence : KAOHSIUNG

Residence Country:

Chinese Taipei

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Long Jump - T11	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Long Jump	Men's Long Jump - T11 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
4	Long Jump - T11	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	6.12
16	100m - T11	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	11.93
World Championships
2	Long Jump - T11	2013	Lyon, FRA	6.30
6	Long Jump - T11	2019	Dubai, UAE	5.87
6	Long Jump - T11	2015	Doha, QAT	6.00
16	100m - T11	2015	Doha, QAT	12.15
Asian Para Games
3	Long Jump - T11	2018	Jakarta, INA	5.90

Sport, music. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Massage Therapist

Language Studies - Chinese - Providence University, Taichung, TPE

Wife Wu Pei-Tzu, two children

Languages spoken:

Providence University Athletics Team [Chinese Taipei]

Chang Fu-Sheng, TPE, from 2013; Nai Hui-Fang, TPE, from 2016

2012 for Chinese Taipei, in China (chinatimes.com, 28 Oct 2014)

He sustained a knee injury ahead of the 2018 Asian Para Games. (wowsight.tw, 30 Mar 2019)

He got involved in Para athletics at age 14. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

He was encouraged to take up the sport by his sports teacher. (sports.ettoday.net, 03 May 2016)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (news.pts.org.tw, 17 Jun 2019)

He trains four days a week, two to four hours a day in Taichung City, Chinese Taipei. (udn.com, 09 Sep 2020)

Finishing fourth in the T11 long jump at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (ctsod.twmail.org, 11 Jan 2017)

Coach Nai Hui-Fang. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

His family. (Facebook page, 29 Oct 2018)

He received the Outstanding Athlete Award from Taipei City Sports Office in 2020. (udn.com, 09 Sep 2020)

General Interest

Classification
T11, F11 (IPC, 04 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Impairment Details
He was diagnosed with optic neuropathy at age seven. He also lost hearing in his right ear due to hemangioma. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019; udn.com, 09 Sep 2020; sportsv.net, 30 Sep 2020)

General
OCCUPATION AND SPORT
After the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, he considered retirement and opened a massage business. He followed his wife and coach's advice and continued training as a Para athlete alongside his business activities in 2019. (udn.com, 09 Sep 2020; sports.ltn.com.tw, 30 Oct 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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