Cai Changgui

Cai Changgui
Personal information
Born (1983-04-15) April 15, 1983 (age 41)
Yancheng,[1] Jiangsu, China
EducationNanjing University[2]
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Weight100 kg (220 lb)[2]
SpouseWang Shasha
Sport
SportMen's goalball
Disability classB1[3]
Medal record
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Team
Cai Changgui
Traditional Chinese蔡長貴
Simplified Chinese蔡长贵
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCài Chángguì
In this Chinese name, the family name is Cai.

Cai Changgui (Chinese: 蔡长贵, born 15 April 1983[4]) is a Chinese goalball player. He won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.[5]

He competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics despite an infection and the doctor's bed-rest order, after sneaking out of the hospital.[6]

Cai lost his eyesight when he was 10 years old, due to a medical accident involving an injection.[1]

Personal life

Cai is married to goalball player Wang Shasha, who is also blind. The couple live in Hangzhou.[7] He has a black Labrador guide dog named "Sanhao" (Chinese: 三好; pinyin: Sānhǎo; lit. 'Triple Good').[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Li Yi (8 October 2012). "中国导盲犬的希望和困境". Sanlian Lifeweek Magazine (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Cai Changgui". IPC.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 January 2020.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Goalball Men Quarterfinal– Rio 2016 Paralympic Games" (PDF). Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Cai Changgui– Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Changgui Cai". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Cai Changgui ready to perform in Rio". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  7. ^ Wen Jing (19 October 2011). "盲人门球队杭州"夫妻档" 爱情的力量得以夺冠". Hangzhou Daily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2020.


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