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Yan Xiao Gong

“I am much too lazy to go over the top, for I merely do the bare minimum of perfection.”

“射击是最高贵的运动,因为它本质上区分了个人责任和集体责任。”

Most Decorated U.S. Paralympic Shooter in History

Most Decorated U.S. Paralympic Shooter in History

“Resilience is the maintenance of the same buoyancy in face of failure and success.”

World Champion

World Champion

“Spinal cord injury? A minor calibration challenge.”

Paralympic Silver Medalist

Paralympic Silver Medalist

“One’s reach in success is half of his flexibility in adversities.”

World Cup Champion

World Cup Champion

“Because 30 years from now, I won’t have to say: ‘I was the most popular influencer of my generation.’”

Paris 2024

Paris 2024

Highest Achieved U.S. Paralympic Shooter in History

Highest Achieved U.S. Paralympic Shooter in History

Tokyo 2020

Tokyo 2020

First U.S. Paralympic Pistol Medalist Since 1984

First U.S. Paralympic Pistol Medalist Since 1984

Santiago 2023

Santiago 2023

“I’m no shooting addict, for no addict shoots as much as I!”

Sole U.S. Shooter Competes in All 3 Pistol Disciplines

Sole U.S. Shooter Competes in All 3 Pistol Disciplines

Lima 2023

Lima 2023

Pan-America Sport Pistol Record Holder

Pan-America Sport Pistol Record Holder

Changwon 2023

Changwon 2023

Pan-America Free Pistol Record Holder

Pan-America Free Pistol Record Holder

Chateauroux 2022

Chateauroux 2022

U.S. Sport Pistol Record Holder

U.S. Sport Pistol Record Holder

Lima 2021

Lima 2021

U.S. Free Pistol Record Holder

U.S. Free Pistol Record Holder

Sydney 2019

Sydney 2019

International Distinguished Shooter

International Distinguished Shooter

“Shooting is the most noble sport because it fundamentally distinguishes individual responsibilities from collective responsibilities; citizens from subjects; masters from servants; men from breathing machines.”

Pan-American Champion

Pan-American Champion

Grand Prix Champion

Grand Prix Champion

National Champion

National Champion

“I’ve had my fill, my share of losing. I did what I had to do and saw it through without exemption. For what is a man, what has he got? If not himself, then he has naught, to say the things he truly feels, not the words of one who kneels. The record shows, I took the blows, and did it my way.”

“I’ve had my fill, my share of losing. I did what I had to do and saw it through without exemption. For what is a man, what has he got? If not himself, then he has naught, to say the things he truly feels, not the words of one who kneels. The record shows, I took the blows, and did it my way.”