Song Lingling

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Song.
Song Lingling
Song Lingling Rio2016.jpg
Song at the 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1996-01-17) 17 January 1996 (age 26)
China
Sport
SportParalympic swimming
Disability classS6
Event(s)Freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke, medley[1]
Medal record
Swimming
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m backstroke S6
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 100 m breaststroke SB5
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 400 m freestyle S6
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m breaststroke SB5
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro


IPC Swimming World Championships
Gold medal – first place
Gold medal – first place 2017 Mexico City
Gold medal – first place 2017 Mexico City
Gold medal – first place 2017 Mexico City
Gold medal – first place 2017 Mexico City
Gold medal – first place 2017 Mexico City
Gold medal – first place 2019 London
Silver medal – second place
Silver medal – second place 2019 London
Bronze medal – third place
Bronze medal – third place 2019 London


Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 400m Freestyle - S7
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 100 Backstroke - S8
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 100m Breaststroke - SB6
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points


Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta 50m Freestyle - S6
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta 100m Freestyle - S6

Song Lingling (born 17 January 1996) is a Chinese Paralympic swimmer competing in the S6 class. She has won two silver and a gold paralympic medal.

Life[]

Song was born in 1996 and she lost the use of her legs due to polio.[2] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London she won a silver medal in the SB5 100 m backstroke (S6).

At the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio she won a gold medal in the 100m backstroke (S6). Her team mate Lu Dong took the silver.[3] In the 200 metres she took another silver medal after being beaten by Ellie Simmonds of Great Britain.

References[]

  1. ^ Song Lingling, Rio2016, Retrieved 9 September 2016
  2. ^ China's Song grabs 100m backstroke S6 gold in Rio, 9 September 2016, Xinhuanet.com, Retrieved 12 September 2016
  3. ^ Paralympics 2016: Storey clinches 12th gold as Dias thrills Rio crowd – as it happened, The Guardian, Retrieved 9 September 2016
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