YanXiao Gong

Personal

• Began shooting at an early age as a hobby before formally practicing with the Bridge Jr. Team under coach In Kim in 2012
• While focusing on rehab and therapy in 2017, he practiced shooting as a fun way to focus his mind and pass the time between treatments
• He attended his first international match, the 2019 World Shooting Para Sport Championships, where he fired an impressive 564 qualification score in the P3 - Mixed 25m Sport Pistol SH1 event that advanced him into the final top eight
• In doing so, Gong earned the United States their first pistol quota spot for the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020
• He credits this match as the moment where all his training and time spent in the sport registered and the Paralympic Games seemed like an attainable goal
• Moved to the Olympic & Paralympic Training Center to practice full-time as a resident athlete.

Paralympic Experience

• 2-time Paralympian; 1-time Paralympic medalist (1 silver)
• Paralympic Games Paris 2024, silver (P3 - 25m Pistol SH1 - Open), 8th (P4 - 50m Pistol SH1 - Open), 16th (MP1 - 10m Air Pistol SH1 - Men)
• Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 9th (MP1 - 10m Air Pistol SH1 - Men), 10th (P3 - 25m Pistol SH1 - Open), 16th (P4 - 50m Pistol SH1 - Open)

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2023 – gold (P3 - 25m Pistol SH1 - Open), bronze (MP1 - 10m Air Pistol SH1 - Men), 21th (P4 - 50m Pistol SH1 - Open)
• Years of participation: MP1 - 10m Air Pistol SH1 - Men 2019, 2022, 2023; P3 - 25m Pistol SH1 - Open 2019, 2022, 2023; P4 - 50m Pistol SH1 - Open 2019, 2022, 2023
• Medals: 2 (1 gold, 1 bronze)
• Gold – 2023 (P3 - 25m Pistol SH1 - Open)
• Bronze – 2023 (MP1 - 10m Air Pistol SH1 - Men)