Chen Xuejing

Chinese wheelchair basketball player

Chen Xuejing (born 1 September 1993) is a Chinese wheelchair basketball player, and a member of the China women's national wheelchair basketball team, playing as a forward. She won the silver medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics,[1] and the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Para Games.[2][3]

When she was 18 years old, she had a car accident causing her a spinal cord injury. She started playing wheelchair basketball in Beijing when she was 19 years old, after her doctor recommended it to her. She made her debut for the national team at the 2015 World Championships. The next year she played at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[4]

She studied at the Beijing Sport University.

References change

  1. 傅瑞. "Courting success". global.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  2. "Wheelchair Basketball CHEN Xuejing - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". web.archive.org. 2021-09-06. Archived from the original on 2021-09-06. Retrieved 2022-05-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "2018 Asian Para Games - Women's Competition". hosted.dcd.shared.geniussports.com. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  4. "Xuejing Chen - Wheelchair Basketball | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-05-18.