Tzu-Hui Lin

Started: She began powerlifting in 1998 in Chinese Taipei. (xinhuanet.com, 04 Sep 2012) Reason: She thought the sport was a good way of losing weight and as a way to relax from the stress of school and studies. "It started as a hobby and soon became something much more. I started in April 1998 and became a national team member in June." (vamossports.com.tw, 04 Oct 2018; taiwantoday.tw, 24 Oct 2014; wowsight.tw, 04 Oct 2018) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris and the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. (vamossports.com.tw, 22 Oct 2023; udn.com, 20 Jul 2024) Milestones: At the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, she became the first Chinese Taipei athlete to win four career Paralympic medals of any colour. (SportsDeskOnline, 02 Jul 2024) At the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, she became the first female Chinese Taipei athlete from any sport to win two career Paralympic gold medals, having previously won gold at Athens 2004. (SportsDeskOnline, 02 Jul 2024) Awards: She was flag bearer for Chinese Taipei at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia. (tw.news.yahoo.com, 06 Oct 2018) She was flag bearer for Chinese Taipei at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (myinfo.rio2016.com, 06 Sep 2016) Additional Info: FURTHER STUDIES After graduating with a bachelor's degree from Chienkuo Technology University in Chinese Taipei in 2016, she went on to study for a postgraduate degree at the same university. "It is an easy decision to stay at my alma mater for my postgraduate studies. The university and professors are quite good and most importantly, they treat individuals with impairments well." (news.ltn.com.tw, 23 Jun 2016; epaper.ctu.edu.tw, 12 Sep 2016)