Song Lingling

Song Lingling

Song at the 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Nationality	Chinese
Born	(1996-01-17) 17 January 1996 (age 21) China
Sport
Sport	swimming
Disability class	S6
Event(s)	Freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke, medley
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

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.

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.