Hou Zhanbiao

In this Chinese name, the family name is Hou.

Hou Zhanbiao (born 1 September 1986) is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in F46 classification throwing events.

Hou Zhanbiao

Personal information
Born	(1986-09-01) 1 September 1986 Shijiazhuang, China
Height	185 cm (73 in)
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Athletics
Disability class	F46
Event(s)	shot put discus throw javelin throw
Club	Hebei Province
Coached by	Li Xiuqing
Medal record Track and field Representing China Paralympic Games 2012 London Shot put - F46 IPC World Championships 2015 Doha Discus - F46 Asian Para Games 2014 Incheon Discus - F46

Athletics history

Hou represented China at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, entering the shot put (T46) event. He won the silver medal recording a distance of 15.57 metres. As well as the Paralympics Hou has also been part of two Chinese teams to compete at the IPC Athletics World Championships, in 2011 in Christchurch and 2015 in Doha. He finished fourth in the discus in 2011, but won gold in the same event in 2015, setting a new world record of 52.64 metres. At Doha he also entered the javelin (9th) and shot put (4th) events.

Personal history

Hou was born in Shijiazhuang, China in 1986. He was born without part of his left arm.