YANG Bozun

People's Republic of China
Swimming
23 Mar 1986
35
Male
S11,SB11,SM11
TIANJIN
 
People's Republic of China
TIANJIN
 
People's Republic of China

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SWM Swimming Men's 50m Freestyle - S11 4
Men's 100m Backstroke - S11 3 Bronze Medal
Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB11 3 Bronze Medal
Men's 100m Butterfly - S11 8
Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM11 6
Mixed 4x100m Freestyle Relay - 49 Points
CHN
China
 6

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 50m Freestyle - S11 Heat 1
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 50m Freestyle - S11 Final
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 100m Backstroke - S11 Heat 1
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 100m Backstroke - S11 Final
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM11 Heat 2
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM11 Final
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Mixed 4x100m Freestyle Relay - 49 Points Final
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB11 Heat 2
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB11 Final
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 100m Butterfly - S11 Heat 2
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 100m Butterfly - S11 Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
1100m Breaststroke - SB112016Rio de Janeiro, BRA1:10.08
150m Freestyle - S112012London, GBR25.27
1100m Breaststroke - SB112012London, GBR1:10.11
1200m Individual Medley - SM112012London, GBR2:22.40
1100m Backstroke - S112008Beijing, CHN1:07.74
2100m Freestyle - S112016Rio de Janeiro, BRA59.51
2100m Freestyle - S112012London, GBR58.61
2100m Backstroke - S112012London, GBR1:08.07
2100m Freestyle - S112008Beijing, CHN59.25
2400m Freestyle - S112008Beijing, CHN4:43.29
2100m Breaststroke - SB112008Beijing, CHN1:12.86
350m Freestyle - S112016Rio de Janeiro, BRA26.72
3200m Individual Medley - SM112016Rio de Janeiro, BRA2:27.82
3400m Freestyle - S112012London, GBR4:38.24
450m Freestyle - S112008Beijing, CHN27.30
5100m Butterfly - S112008Beijing, CHN1:06.57
6100m Backstroke - S112016Rio de Janeiro, BRA1:09.89
World Championships
1100m Breaststroke - SB112019London, GBR1:10.73
1100m Backstroke - S112010Eindhoven, NED1:09.11
1100m Breaststroke - SB112006Durban, RSA1:14.46
250m Freestyle - S112010Eindhoven, NED26.28
2100m Freestyle - S112010Eindhoven, NED59.03
2200m Individual Medley - SM112006Durban, RSA2:30.69
3400m Freestyle - S112006Durban, RSA5:05.21
4100m Butterfly - S112019London, GBR1:07.86
4Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay 49 Points2010Eindhoven, NED4:44.80
650m Freestyle - S112019London, GBR26.76
94x100m Freestyle Relay - 49 Points2019London, GBR4:28.87
13200m Individual Medley - SM112019London, GBR2:49.42
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Little Phelps, Chinese Flying Fish (163.com, 14 Sep 2015; xinmin.cn, 15 Jan 2013; cdpf.org.cn, 26 Oct 2016)
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Playing music with his son. (k.sina.com.cn, 27 Aug 2019)
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Athlete
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Administration Studies - Tianjin Open University, China
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Son Yang Zimo
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English, Mandarin
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Tianjin [China]
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He began Para swimming in 2005 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China. (tjtyj.gov.cn, 06 Sep 2016)
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At first he wanted to be a performer with an impaired artists troupe. However, he was noticed by a swimming coach while he was registering with the Tianjin Disability Federation in the People's Republic of China and encouraged to try swimming. (tjtyj.gov.cn, 06 Sep 2016)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (sohu.com, 18 Oct 2019)
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US swimmer Michael Phelps. (xinhuanet.com, 16 Sep 2008)
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He was chosen to carry the torch through the host city in the lead-up to the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. In 2017 he was chosen to carry the torch through Tianjin, People's Republic of China, ahead of the National Para Games. (sohu.com, 06 Sep 2008)

He has received the May 4th Youth Medal and the National Labour Medal during his career. He has also twice been named a national Outstanding Athlete and Advanced Individual in the Great Hall of the People. (china.com.cn, 23 May 2012)

General Interest

Classification
S11, SB11, SM11 (IPC, 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (sports.eastday.com, 08 Aug 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (tjtyj.gov.cn, 06 Sep 2016)

Impairment Details
He lost his vision at age 19 due to glaucoma. (tjtyj.gov.cn, 06 Sep 2016)

General
RETIREMENT AND RETURN
He retired from Para swimming to become a teacher following the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. He decided to quit his job and resume his sporting career ahead of the 2015 National Para Games in Sichuan, People's Republic of China. He had previously retired from the sport after the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, before returning to the national team in 2010. (163.com, 15 Sep 2015; jmnews.com.cn, 17 Dec 2010)

MUSICIAN
He wrote a song called 'Voice of the Dragon' for the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (bendibao.com, 03 Sep 2012; qq.com, 16 Dec 2010)

CHARITY WORK
In 2006 he established a charity called the Bozun Education Foundation. He sold his first Paralympic gold medal to help five students with an impairment attend school and auctioned other gold medals to raise money for victims of the Sichuan earthquake in 2008. (sohu.com, 06 Sep 2008)

Legend
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Bronze Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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