Huang Wenpan (22 August 1995 – 15 March 2018) was a Chinese Paralympic swimmer.[1][2] He won five gold medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics: at the Men's 50 metre freestyle S3 event with a world record and paralympic record of 39.24,[3] at the Men's 200 metre freestyle S3 event with a world record and paralympic record of 3:09.04,[4] at the Men's 50 metre breaststroke SB2 event with a world record and paralympic record of 50.65[5][6] at the Men's 150 metre individual medley SM3 event with a world record and paralympic record of 2:40.19.[7] and at the Mixed 4 x 50 metre freestyle relay 20pts event with a world record and paralympic record of 2:18.03. He also won a silver medal at the Men's 50 metre backstroke S3 event with 46.11.[8]
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| Born | 22 August 1995 Meishan, Sichuan, China |
| Died | 15 March 2018 (aged 22) Hongya County, Meishan, Sichuan |
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| Country |  China |
| Sport | Swimming |
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| Chinese | 黄文攀 | ||||||
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Death
editHuang Wenpan died on 16 March 2018 after succumbing to injuries following a car accident where he drove the car alone which crashed into a lamp post.[9][10][11]
References
edit- ^ "Huang Wenpan". Archived from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "Huang Wenpan". Paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "Men's 50m Freestyle - S3 - Standings". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- ^ "Men's 200m Freestyle - S3 - Standings". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- ^ "Men's 50 metre breaststroke SB2". paralympic.org – 2016 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Men's 50m Breaststroke - SB2 - Standings". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- ^ "Men's 150m Individual Medley - SM3 - Standings". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- ^ "Men's 50m Backstroke - S3 - Standings". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- ^ "Chinese Paralympic gold medalist Huang Wenpan dies in car crash - SHINE". SHINE. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "Chinese Paralympic gold medalist Huang Wenpan dies in car crash - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "Chinese Paralympic Gold Medalist Huang Wenpan Dies In Car Crash". Malaysian Digest. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
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