Zhou Hongzhuan

Zhou Hongzhuan (Chinese: 周洪转; pinyin: Zhōu Hóngzhuǎn; born December 12, 1988) is a Chinese Paralympic athlete competing mainly in category T53 sprint and mid-distance events.

Zhou Hongzhuan

Zhou at the 2013 World Championships
Personal information
Nationality	Chinese
Born	(1988-12-12) 12 December 1988 (age 36) Hebei, China
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Para-athletics
Disability	Polio
Disability class	T53
Club	Hebei Para-Athletics Team
Medal record Women's para-athletics Representing  China Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing 800m T53 2012 London 400m T53 2012 London 800m T53 2016 Rio de Janeiro 800m T53 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4 × 400 m T53/54 2008 Beijing 400m T53 2012 London 100m T53 2020 Tokyo 100m T53 2020 Tokyo 800m T53 2008 Beijing 200m T53 2012 London 200m T53 2020 Tokyo 400m T53 2024 Paris 400m T53 2024 Paris 800m T53 World Championships 2011 Christchurch 4 × 400 m relay T53–54 2013 Lyon 400m relay T53–54 2013 Lyon 800m T53–54 2015 Doha 1500m T54 2015 Doha 4 × 400 m relay T53–54 2024 Kobe 100m T53 2024 Kobe 400m T53 2024 Kobe 800m T53 2006 Assen 100m T53 2011 Christchurch 800m T53 2015 Doha 400m T53 2015 Doha 800m T53 2015 Doha 5000m T53 2025 New Delhi 800m T53 2011 Christchurch 100m T53 2011 Christchurch 200m T53 2023 Paris 400m T53 2025 New Delhi 100m T53 2025 New Delhi 400m T53 Asian Para Games 2010 Guangzhou 400m T53 2014 Incheon 400m T53 2014 Incheon 800m T53 2014 Incheon 1500m T54 2018 Jakarta 100m T53 2018 Jakarta 200m T53 2018 Jakarta 400m T53 2018 Jakarta 800m T53 2010 Guangzhou 200m T53 2010 Guangzhou 100m T53

Career

Zhou was born in Huangye in 1988 and she caught polio when she was three years old. She started to compete in wheelchair racing in 2004.^[1]

She competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she won a gold medal in the women's 800 m T53,^[2] a silver medal in the women's 400 m T53 and a bronze medal in the women's 200 m T53.

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom she won a silver medal in the women's 100 m T53, a bronze medal in the women's 200 m T53, a gold medal in the women's 400 m T53 and a gold medal in the 800 m T53.

In the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio she gained three more gold medals and a silver in T53 events. 2020 was meant to be her last Paralympics so she had to be patient when the Tokyo games were postponed by a year.^[1]