Ye Tao
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| Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 February 1998 (age 26) China | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres, Long Jump | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fujian Province | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Gao Zhiqiang | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ye Tao (14 February 1998) is a Paralympic athlete who competes in Para-athletics in the T11 (classification). He predominantly competes in the 100 metres and Long jump in his class.[1].
Career
Ye is visually impaired and competes in the T11 class, which requires all athletes to be blindfolded so that it’s an even playing field.
His first major competition was at the Asian Para Games in 2022. There he placed second in the long jump and third in the 100 metres.
Ye competed in his first major competition on a world stage, at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships. There he won a silver medal in the T11 Long Jump[2].
At the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships Ye got a silver in the T11 100m behind teammate Di Dongdong making it a China 1-2 and a Bronze in the Long Jump T11[3]
Ye qualified for the T11 100m and Long Jump for the 2024 Summer Paralympics. In the 100 metres, he made it to the Semi Finals. In the Long jump, Ye placed 4th with a jump of 6.29 metres, which was only 0.03 metres of a bronze medal and a China 1-2-3.
References
- ↑ "Paris 2024". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
- ↑ Hangzhou, Wu Jie in. "Paddler wins first gold as Chinese delegation dominates medal table - Global Times". www.globaltimes.cn. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ↑ "China claims 1-2 victory in men's 100m T11 at Para Athletics World Championships - People's Daily Online". en.people.cn. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
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