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Sun Pengxiang

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Sun Pengxiang
Personal information
Born (1991-01-16) 16 January 1991 (age 33)
Height137 cm (54 in)
Sport
Country China
SportAthletics
Disability classF41
Event(s)shot put
javelin throw
ClubInner Mongolia
Coached byWang Xingzhang
Medal record
Track and field
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Javelin - F41
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Javelin throw - F41
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Javelin - F41
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha Javelin - F41
Gold medal – first place 2017 London Javelin - F41
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dubai Javelin - F41
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris Javelin - F41

Sun Pengxiang (born 16 January 1991) is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in F41 classification throwing events.[1]

Athletics career

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Sun first represented China at a major international during the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, entering the shot put and javelin throw events. He finished fifth in the shot put, but finished on the podium in the javelin, throwing a new world record with a distance of 43.67 metes to take the gold medal.[2] The following year he qualified for his first Paralympic Games, representing his country in the javelin at Rio de Janeiro. Sun was unable to replicate the form he had shown in Doha, but his best throw of 41.81 was enough to win him the bronze medal.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Sun Penxiang". paralympic.org. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Sun Penxiang". IPC. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.