Zhou Hongzhuan (; born December 12, 1988) is a Chinese Paralympic athlete competing mainly in category T53 sprint and mid-distance events.
Career
Zhou was born in Huangye in 1988 and she caught polio when she was three years old. She started to compete in wheelchair racing in 2004.
She competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she won a gold medal in the women's 800 metres — T53 event, a silver medal in the women's 400 metres — T53 event and a bronze medal in the women's 200 metres — T53 event.
At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom she won a silver medal in the women's 100 metres T53 event, a bronze medal in the women's 200 metres T53 event, a gold medal in the women's 4000 metres T53 event and a gold medal in the 800 metres T53 event.
In the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio she gained three more gold medals and a silver in T53 events. 2020 was meant to be her last Paralympics so she had to be patient when the Tokyo games were postponed by a year.
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1988 births
Living people
Chinese female sprinters
Paralympic athletes for China
Paralympic gold medalists for China
Paralympic silver medalists for China
Paralympic bronze medalists for China
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships
World Para Athletics Championships winners
Runners from Hebei
Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics 20th-century Chinese women 21st-century Chinese women