Song Lingling
Chinese paralympian medalist
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| Intro | Chinese paralympian medalist | |
| Places | China | |
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| Birth | 17 January 1996 | |
| Age | 29 years |
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Biography
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.
Life
Song was born in 1996 and she lost the use of her legs due to polio. 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. In the 200 metres she took another silver medal after being beaten by Ellie Simmonds of Great Britain.