About Huang Guanjun
Lived 1987 – 2021 (aged 33–34). Huang Guanjun was a Chinese athlete.
Huang Guanjun (; 1987 – 22 May 2021) was a Chinese marathon runner who died in the Gansu ultramarathon disaster.
Huang was the champion in the men's hearing-impaired marathon at China's 2019 National Paralympic Games. He died on 22 May 2021, at the age of 34, when high winds and freezing rain struck a long-distance race in Baiyin, Gansu, China. Twenty-one other runners died in the tragedy.
He had impaired hearing after an 'injection error' when he was one year old, and he was also unable to speak. Having difficulty finding employment, he had, according to his friends, 'joined races over the years in the hopes of winning some prize money'.
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Who was Huang Guanjun?
Chinese marathon runner
When was Huang Guanjun born?
Huang Guanjun was born in 1987 in Sichuan.
When did Huang Guanjun die?
Huang Guanjun died on 23 May 2021 in Huanghe Shilin National Geopark.
What was Huang Guanjun's occupation?
Huang Guanjun was an athlete.
What nationality was Huang Guanjun?
Huang Guanjun was Chinese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Huang Guanjun. https://biography.guide/huang-guanjun/
MLA: "Huang Guanjun." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/huang-guanjun/.
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