JIA Hongguang

People's Republic of China

Date of Birth: 6 Apr 1988

Age: 33

Gender: Male

Sport Class: S6,SB6,SM6

Place of birth: LIAOCHENG

Birth Country:

People's Republic of China

Place of residence : LIAOCHENG

Residence Country:

People's Republic of China

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 100m Freestyle - S6	4
	Men's 100m Backstroke - S6	1
	Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB6	5
	Men's 50m Butterfly - S6	2
	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM6	3
	Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points CHN China	1

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM6 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM6 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB6 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB6 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Butterfly - S6 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Butterfly - S6 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Freestyle - S6 Heat 3	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Freestyle - S6 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Backstroke - S6 Heat 3	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Backstroke - S6 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
2	100m Backstroke - S6	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:13.42
2	200m Individual Medley - SM6	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	2:39.47
2	100m Backstroke - S6	2012	London, GBR	1:14.64
3	50m Freestyle - S6	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	29.87
4	100m Freestyle - S6	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:06.28
World Championships
2	100m Backstroke - S6	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	1:14.26
7	100m Breaststroke - SB7	2013	Montreal, QC, CAN	1:25.60

Travelling. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Public Servant

Partner Liu Hongfen, children Jia Xiaochen and Jia Yihao

Languages spoken:

Shandong Province [China]

2012 for China, in Hangzhou, China (people.com.cn, 03 Sep 2012 )

He was injured while competing at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (news.lcxw.cn, 21 Oct 2016)

National team:

2011 (qnzz.youth.cn, 29 Sep 2014)

He began swimming lessons at age nine in Liaocheng, People's Republic of China. She took up Para swimming in 2009 at age 21. (sd.iqilu.com, 10 Aug 2019; qnzz.youth.cn, 29 Sep 2014; Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)

He enjoyed swimming with his friends in a local river. He was inspired to pursue Para swimming after watching a swimming event at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (sd.iqilu.com, 10 Aug 2019; qnzz.youth.cn, 29 Sep 2014)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (chinanews.com, 17 Aug 2021; news.lcxw.cn, 30 Jul 2021)

Winning silver in the S6 100m backstroke at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)

Philosophy:

"Nothing is impossible for a willing mind." (lcxw.cn, 02 Sep 2012)

General Interest

Classification
S6, SB6, SM6 (IPC, 18 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (qnzz.youth.cn, 29 Sep 2014)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (qnzz.youth.cn, 29 Sep 2014)

Impairment Details
His left arm and half of his right arm were amputated at age six after he accidentally touched an electrical wire. (qnzz.youth.cn, 29 Sep 2014)

Social Media

http://weibo.com/u/2725017801

Legend

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

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