Lu Dong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lu.

Lu Dong
卢冬

Lu at the Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Nickname	Armless Mermaid
National team	China
Born	(1991-12-19) 19 December 1991 (age 33)[1] Chaoyang
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Classifications	S5/SB6/SM5
Club	Liaoning Province
Coach	Li Jianhui
Medal record Women's Paralympic swimming Representing  China Summer Paralympics 2012 London 100 m backstroke S6 2020 Tokyo Mixed 4 × 50 m freestyle relay 20pts 2020 Tokyo 50 m Butterfly S5 2020 Tokyo 50 m backstroke S5 2020 Tokyo 200 m ind. medley SM5 2024 Paris 50 m backstroke S5 2024 Paris 50 m butterfly S5 2024 Paris Mixed 4×50 m freestyle relay 20 pts 2024 Paris Mixed 4×50 m medley relay 20pts 2012 London 50 m butterfly S6 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m backstroke S6 2024 Paris 200 m ind. medley SM5 World Championships 2010 Eindhoven 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points 2015 Glasgow 100m backstroke S6 2023 Manchester 50m backstroke S5 2023 Manchester 50m butterfly S5 2013 Montreal 100m backstroke S6 2015 Glasgow 50m butterfly S6 2013 Montreal 4×100m medley relay - 34 points 2023 Manchester 50m freestyle S5 2023 Manchester 200m medley SM5

Lu Dong (born 19 December 1991) is a Chinese Paralympic swimmer, who won gold and silver medals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. She recorded 38.28 seconds in the 50m butterfly. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics she won four gold medals with three world records. Lu lost both her arms after being hit by a motorist at age six.^[1]

Swimming career

During her career, Lu has received the May 1st Labour Medal, the May 4th Youth Medal and has been named a March 8 Red Banner Pacesetter in the People's Republic of China.^[1]

Major achievements:

WR: World Record

• 2012: Won gold at the 2012 Paralympics in London in the Women's 100 metre backstroke S6, and silver in the Women's 50m butterfly S6.^[2][3]
• 2016: Won silver in the Women's 100 metre backstroke S6 at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics.^[4]
• 2021 Won Gold in the Mixed 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay 20pts alongside team members Zhang Li 36.22, Toe Zheng 1:06.70, Yuan Weiyi 1:38.08, Lu Dong 2:15.49 with comdined team WR 2:15.49 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Won Gold in the Women's 50 metre butterfly S5 with WR 39.54. Won Gold in the Women's 50 metre backstroke S5 with WR 37.18.^[5]

References

1. "Swimming: LU Dong". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
2. "Women's 100m Backstroke - S6". London 2012 Paralympics. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012. LU Dong
3. "Women's 50m Butterfly - S6". London 2012 Paralympics. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2018. LU Dong
4. "Women's 100m Backstroke - S6 - Standings". Rio 2016 Paralympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016. LU Dong
5. "Mixed 4x50m Freestyle - 20pts -Swimming - Final Results". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

External links

• Feature: A tale of inspiration -- China's "armless mermaid" blows past limits
• Paralympic swimming champion plays video games with feet
• Chinese swimmer Lu Dong set to compete at 3rd Games | Tokyo 2020 Paralympics