Fu Yanlong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Hou.

Fu Yanlong (born 23 June 1988) is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in F42 classification throwing events.^[1]

Fu Yanlong

Personal information
Born	(1988-06-23) 23 June 1988 (age 37) Jilin, China
Height	170 cm (67 in)
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Athletics
Disability class	F42
Event(s)	shot put discus throw javelin throw
Club	Jilin Province
Coached by	Xue Wei (national)
Medal record Track and field Representing  China Paralympic Games 2012 London Javelin - F42 IPC World Championships 2013 Lyon Javelin - F42 Asian Para Games 2014 Incheon Javelin - F42/44 2014 Incheon Discus - F42 2010 Guangzhou Javelin - F42

Athletics history

Fu represented China at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, entering the discus and Javelin throw events (F42). In the discus he finished ninth, but a throw of 52.79 metres in the javelin gave him a Paralympic gold medal.^[2] As well as the Paralympics Hou has also been part of two Chinese teams to compete at the IPC Athletics World Championships, in 2013 in Lyon and 2015 in Doha. In Lyon he won the silver in the F42 javelin.^[2]

Personal history

Fu was born in Jilin, China in 1988. At the age of one he was diagnosed with polio, which has resulted in an impairment to his leg.^[2]