Athletes

Cuiping Zhang

People's Republic of China Shooting Para sport 24 September 1987

Hebei, CHN

Women in a wheelchair doing para sport shooting

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Human Interest
Data	Value
Impairment Information
Origin of Impairment	Acquired
Further Personal Information
Occupation	Athlete
Languages	Mandarin
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?	She took up the sport in 2004 in Hebei, People's Republic of China.
Why this sport?	Her local shooting Para sport team was looking for new recruits so she tried the sport and was selected. She said the sport gave her more confidence.
Club / Team	Hebei Province: China
Handedness	Right
International Debut
Year	2007
Competing for	China
General Interest
Nicknames	Sniper (sina.com.cn, 30 Aug 2012)
Memorable sporting achievement	Winning two gold medals at the Paralympic Games in both 2012 and 2016. (hdbs.cn, 20 Sep 2016)
Awards and honours	In 2014 she was named a National Self-Improvement Model by the provincial government in Hebei, People's Republic of China. (hdzc.net, 18 Jun 2014) She received a Merit Citation Class One from the provincial government in Hebei, People's Republic of China. The honour was in recognition of her performance at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (sina.com.cn, 08 Nov 2012) She has received the May 4th Youth Medal in the People's Republic of China. (people.com.cn, 31 Aug 2012)
Ambitions	To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (paralympic.org, 09 Oct 2018)
Impairment	Her impairment is a result of the effects of polio. She had the disease diagnosed at age three. (sports.sohu.com, 11 Sep 2008; eastday.com, 31 Aug 2012; sohu.com, 20 Sep 2016)

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