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Pan Shiyun

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Pan Shiyun
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BornApril 20, 1989 (1989-04-20) (age 35)

Pan Shiyun (born April 20, 1989) is a Chinese swimmer. He competes in the S7 categorisation. At age 11, he had an electrical accident that caused him to lose the use of his right arm.[1]

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, Shiyun won two gold medals and two silver medals.[2]

Shiyun won a further two gold medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. He took gold in the 50m freestyle event in a world record time,[3] before also winning the 50m butterfly, breaking his own world record set the previous year.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "China's Pan Shiyun breaks own world record at Rio Paralympic games". The Sports Campus.
  2. ^ "Shiyun Pan". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  3. ^ "Paralympic swimmer Pan Shiyun of China sets new world record to win 50m freestyle S7 gold at Rio". chinatopix.