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He Junquan is a Chinese swimmer and has won many Paralympic(残奥会)gold medals.Born in Jingmen, Hubei province, He Junquan was a healthy boy.But one day at the age of three, he climbed up to the high-voltage electricity(高压线)box and lost both of his arms forever.He became a disabled boy!
From then on he learnt to do everything with his feet:writing, eating, getting dressed and taking things.Seeing other pupils swimming in the river, he jumped in, too.Without arms, he suffered a lot in the river at the beginning.But he finally learnt to balance himself in water and could swim much faster than the other pupils.Once he even saved a little boy who fell into the water and couldn't swim.His father was so happy to see that this son had a talent in swimming.
In 1995, He Junquan became a real swimmer.He practices swimming for more than four hours every day.Since 1996, he has won more than twelve gold medals of the world class.At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, he won a silver medal.Reporting on the competition at the 2008 Games, Will Swanton of the Sydney Morning Herald wrote:
“ The Water Cube has been a sight for sore(气愤的)eyes.China's He Junquan, with no arms, was leading the 50m backstroke(仰泳)final.…He came to the finish- and had to crash into the wall with his head.As he slowed down to lessen(减少)the impact(撞击力), Brazilian Daniel Dias hit the wall first with a hand.You’ve never heard a silence like it.”
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