Tang Hongxia

Tang Hongxia

Personal information
Born	(1976-08-18) 18 August 1976
Sport
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Medal record Paralympic athletics Representing China Paralympic Games Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Shot put F12‒F13 Silver medal – second place 2012 London Discus throw F11/12 Silver medal – second place 2012 London Shot put F11/12 Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Discus throw F11 World Championships Silver medal – second place 2015 Doha Discus throw F11 Silver medal – second place 2017 London Discus throw F11 Asian Para Games Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Discus throw F12 Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Shot put F12 Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Discus throw F11

Tang Hongxia (Chinese: 汤红霞; pinyin: Tāng Hóngxiá; born August 18, 1976) is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in category F12‒F13 shot put events.

She competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she won a gold medal in the women's F12‒F13 shot put event and finished sixth in the F12‒F13 discus throw.

In the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio Zhang Liangmin took a gold medal in the discus after a throw of 36.65 metres. Tang threw 35.01 metres to take the silver and Izabela Campos took the bronze with a throw of 32.60 metres.

External links

• Tang Hongxia at the International Paralympic Committee