YanXiao Gong
Sport: Para Shooting
Gold: 0 Silver: 1 Bronze: 0
Quick Facts
Birthday: December 31, 1997
Height: N/A
Age: 27
Hometown: Malibu, CA
Education: Malibu High School The Los Angeles Film School
Biography
Quick Facts
- Began shooting at an early age as a hobby before formally practicing with the Bridge Jr. Team under coach In Kim in 2012
- While focusing on rehab and therapy in 2017, he practiced shooting as a fun way to focus his mind and pass the time between treatments
- He attended his first international match, the 2019 World Shooting Para Sport Championships, where he fired an impressive 564 qualification score in the P3 - Mixed 25m Sport Pistol SH1 event that advanced him into the final top eight
- Gong earned the United States their first pistol quota spot for the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020
- Moved to the Olympic & Paralympic Training Center to practice full-time as a resident athlete
- Currently ranked #1 in the world in P3 Mixed 25 m Sport Pistol SH1
Paralympic Experience
- 2-time Paralympian; 1-time Paralympic medalist (1 silver)
- Paralympic Games Paris 2024, silver (P3 - 25m Pistol SH1 - Open), 8th (P4 - 50m Pistol SH1 - Open), 16th (MP1 - 10m Air Pistol SH1 - Men)
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 9th (MP1 - 10m Air Pistol SH1 - Men), 10th (P3 - 25m Pistol SH1 - Open), 16th (P4 - 50m Pistol SH1 - Open)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2023 – gold (P3 - 25m Pistol SH1 - Open), bronze (MP1 - 10m Air Pistol SH1 - Men), Bronze (Team – P3 Mixed 25m Sport Pistol SH1 Team Event)
- Years of participation: MP1 - 10m Air Pistol SH1 - Men 2019, 2022, 2023; P3 - 25m Pistol SH1 - Open 2019, 2022, 2023; P4 - 50m Pistol SH1 - Open 2019, 2022, 2023
- Medals: 2 (1 gold, 2 bronze)
- Gold – 2023 (P3 - 25m Pistol SH1 - Open)
- Bronze – 2023 (MP1 - 10m Air Pistol SH1 - Men)
- Bronze (Team – P3 Mixed 25m Sport Pistol SH1 Team Event)
