Yao Yongquan (, born 15 January 1987) is a Chinese retired goalball player. He won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. He scored the winning goal in the last seconds of the final as China beat Lithuania 9–8.

Yao lost most of his eyesight after an accident in 1998. He studied acupuncture and has worked as a medical provider in a hospital in his hometown of Dalian, Liaoning province, following his retirement.

Yao Yongquan

References

Male goalball players

1987 births

Living people

Sportspeople from Dalian

People from Zhuanghe

Paralympic goalball players for China

Paralympic gold medalists for China

Goalball players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Goalball players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Paralympic medalists in goalball

Yao Yongquan