Portrait of Xuemei Zhang

Xuemei Zhang

Women
China flagChina
Biography
Started: She began the sport in 2012. (gzdpf.org.cn, 16 Dec 2019) Reason: When she went to get her prosthesis at age 20, she was recommended to try wheelchair basketball by someone who also went to get a prosthesis. (new.qq.com, 24 Nov 2020) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (sohu.com, 22 Jan 2024) Milestones: She was part of the team that won the People's Republic of China's first Paralympic medal [silver] in wheelchair basketball at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Jul 2024) Awards: She was named in the Women's All-Star Five at the 2024 Asia Oceania Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. (iwbf.org, 23 Jan 2024) She was flag bearer for the People's Republic of China at the closing ceremony of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (news.cgtn.com, 05 Sep 2021)
Personal Details
GenderFemale
Birth DateOctober 25, 1993
OccupationAthlete
Languages SpokenMandarin
CoachChen Qi [national], CHN
Highlights
RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
2Women2020Tokyo, JPN
World Championships
2Women2022Dubai, UAE
4Women2018Hamburg, GER
Asian Para Games
1Women2022Hangzhou, CHN