In the list of athletes for this year's Paralympic Winter Games, there is a female athlete. Her name is Zhang Haiyuan, and she is also the oldest athlete in this Winter Paralympics. She is 45 years old and her project is alpine skiing.
Zhang Haiyuan is one of the older athletes. She is 45 years old and still working. Telling the story of Zhang Haiyuan is really touching. She was born on 1977 in a worker's family in Gujia Coal Mine, Fengcheng County, Dandong City, Liaoning Province.
Five-year-old Zhang Haiyuan suffered a ruthless car accident and lost her left leg, but she was not knocked down by this sudden car accident. Although she lost a leg, she did not feel depressed, but made unremitting efforts to become an athlete.
At the age of 0/5, Zhang Haiyuan/Kloc-joined the Shenyang Rehabilitation Acrobatic Troupe. Four years of hard training laid a solid foundation for her future development. As the saying goes, the sword is sharpened, and the plum blossom is bitter and cold. Her outstanding performance was recognized by the Disabled Persons' Federation. 1995, she was selected by Dalian Disabled Persons' Federation and formally joined Dalian Disabled Sports Delegation.
After becoming an athlete, Zhang Haiyuan did not slack off because of this, but trained harder. 1996 At the Paralympics held in Dalian, she broke the world record of women's amputation with a height of 1.36 meters and successfully won the women's long jump championship.
Zhang Haiyuan has never been proud and slack in his performance, but has been working hard. Heaven rewards diligence. In the 2003 National Paralympics, she won the high jump and long jump again and became the champion of both worlds. This is an impressive record. Zhang Haiyuan is still not proud and slack, but continues to train hard and keep pushing himself forward. Later, in the national disabled track and field championships and Paralympic trials, she scored 3.3 1 meter.
Zhang Haiyuan is so inspirational! Although she lost a leg, she didn't feel depressed and didn't slack off because of the honors and achievements she got. But at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, she won the F42 champion of women's long jump with a score of 3.67m, breaking the world record and improving her own world record by 17cm. Zhang Haiyuan is a microcosm of all Paralympic athletes. From her, we can see many inspiring young people.
Paralympic athletes in winter are disabled due to genetic or congenital disabilities, or because of car accidents or accidents. Although everyone's misfortune is different, they all have the same advantage, that is, being physically disabled and determined, not bowing to fate, and everyone is good. Their inspirational stories deserve our respect and study!