CHENG Jiao

People's Republic of China

Date of Birth: 28 Apr 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Female

Sport Class: S5,SB4,SM5

Place of birth: ANKANG

Birth Country:

People's Republic of China

Place of residence : ANKANG

Residence Country:

People's Republic of China

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Women's 50m Backstroke - S5	8
	Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB4	5
	Women's 50m Butterfly - S5	3
	Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM5	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Butterfly - S5 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Butterfly - S5 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB4 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB4 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Backstroke - S5 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 50m Backstroke - S5 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM5 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	50m Backstroke - S4	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	48.11
1	50m Breaststroke - SB3	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	58.28
1	150m Individual Medley - SM4	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	2:49.69
5	50m Freestyle - S4	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	43.13
World Championships
1	50m Backstroke - S4	2017	Mexico City, MEX	46.51
1	50m Breaststroke - SB3	2017	Mexico City, MEX	52.65
2	200m Individual Medley - SM5	2019	London, GBR	3:25.13
2	150m Individual Medley - SM4	2017	Mexico City, MEX	2:41.67
3	100m Breaststroke - SB4	2019	London, GBR	1:54.47
3	50m Freestyle - S4	2017	Mexico City, MEX	43.03
10	100m Freestyle - S5	2019	London, GBR	1:37.46
Asian Para Games
3	50m Freestyle - S5	2018	Jakarta, INA	42.80
3	100m Freestyle - S5	2018	Jakarta, INA	1:39.56
10	100m Breaststroke - SB6	2018	Jakarta, INA	2:15.79
15	200m Individual Medley - SM9	2018	Jakarta, INA	4:22.07

Occupation:

Shaanxi Urban Economy School, Xian, CHN

Languages spoken:

Shaanxi Province [China]

2016 for China, Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)

She took up the sport in 2005 in Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)

She was encouraged to pursue swimming by the local federation for athletes with an impairment. (ruiwen.com, 26 Sep 2017)

Winning gold in the SM4 150m individual medley at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)

Coach Zhang Honghu. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)

Philosophy:

"Surpass myself." (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)

She was named a March 8th Red Flag Bearer by the All-China Women's Federation in recognition of her achievements at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (chinanews.com, 21 Sep 2016)

General Interest

Classification
S5, SB4, SM5 (IPC, 14 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017)

Impairment Details
She was born with cerebral palsy, which led to the impairment to her legs. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017; aknews.gov.cn, 13 Sep 2016)

Legend

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

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