Hou Bin (Chinese: 侯斌; pinyin: Hóu Bīn), born in Jiamusi, Heilongjiang Province, in 1975,[1] is a Chinese Paralympic track and field high jumper.[2] In 2008, he was named as a Paralympian Ambassador.[3][4]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  China
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| Paralympic Games | ||
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1996 Atlanta | High jump |
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2000 Sydney | High jump |
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2004 Athens | High jump |
He lost his left leg in an accident at the age of nine. He subsequently became a Paralympian, and represented China at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta. He won gold in the high jump with a jump of 1.92 metres. He successfully defended his title by winning gold again at the 2000 and 2004 Paralympics.[1]
Hou was selected to light the Paralympic flame during the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.[5][6] He lifted himself and his wheelchair up on a rope by strength of arms to the top of Beijing National Stadium, where he lit the cauldron to mark the beginning of the Games.[1][7][8][9][10]
Since retirement, Hou has become a motivational speaker,[11] and in 2013, he launched "Stand Up Again," a fundraising project for injured children who needed prosthetics after the Ya'an and Wenchuan earthquakes.[12]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c "Hou Bin: China's Triple Paralympic High Jump Champion", Xinhua, September 7, 2008
- ^ Kingston, Gary (5 September 2008). "Paralympics open with a bang". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Paralympic Games 2008". FEI.org. 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Hou named first Paralympic ambassador". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Beijing 2008: 10 years on". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ paralympics. "Hou Bin lights cauldron - Paralympics". Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "BBC Partners". wspartners.bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Renowned Paralympian Hou Bin: Beijing 2022 "means more opportunities" for China's impaired athletes". infobae (in European Spanish). 12 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "The Paralympics, where everyone is a winner". Tehran Times. 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Paralympics open in Beijing with another spectacular show". www.insidethegames.biz. 2009-08-24. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Hou Bin". London Speaker Bureau Asia. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ Huan, Fei. "China's — Hou Bin". ABILITYMagazine.com. China Press For People with Disabilities & Spring Breeze. Retrieved 4 August 2015 – via ABILITY Magazine.
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