Song Lingling

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.

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

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 London she won a gold medal in the 100 m 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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