Zheng Tao (swimmer)

Zheng Tao (Chinese: 郑涛) is a Chinese para swimmer and two-time Paralympic champion. He is known as the "armless swimmer".[1]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zheng.

Tao Zheng

Personal information
Nationality	Chinese
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Representing  China Men's Paralympic swimming Summer Paralympics 2012 London Men's 100 metre backstroke S6 2012 London Men's 50 metre freestyle S6 2012 London Men's 200 metre individual medley SM6 2016 Rio de Janeiro Men's 100 metre backstroke S6 2016 Rio de Janeiro Men's 50 metre butterfly S6

Zheng competed in his first Paralympic games at the 2012 London Paralympics, where he won the gold medal in a close race in the 100m backstroke S6 final.[1]

At the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, he suffered a lower back injury, but still won the gold medal at the Men's 100 metre backstroke S6 event with a world record of 1:10.84, two seconds faster than the previous record, which was established by himself in 2015.[1] He then caught the stomach flu on the day of the 50-metre butterfly S6 final, and lost to his teammate Xu Qing, winning a silver medal in the event.[1]

References

1. Feng, Sophia (2016-12-28). "Zheng vows to only swim for pleasure in 2017". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2019-10-31.