Xia Boyu

'''Xia Boyu''' (born 2 July 1949) is a double amputee mountaineer who gained international fame after becoming the second double amputee to have climbed Mount Everest.<ref name=":0" /> He reached the peak on 14 May 2018, at an age of 69 years. It was Boyu's fifth attempt (1975, 2014, 2015, 2016), and he was guided by Dawa Gyalje Sherpa.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/5275804/double-amputee-china-everest-xia-boyu/|title=A 69-Year-Old Double Amputee Has Climbed Mount Everest|magazine=Time|date=14 May 2018|language=en|access-date=2019-02-24|archive-date=2019-03-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190309172825/http://time.com/5275804/double-amputee-china-everest-xia-boyu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Boyu had his feet amputated during his first attempt in 1975, after giving his own sleeping bag to a climbing mate during a storm. In 1996, his lower legs were amputated due to lymphoma.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44112710|title=Amputee makes history on Everest summit|date=2018-05-14|access-date=2019-02-24|language=en-GB}}</ref> He was subsequently awarded with the 2019 Laureus Sporting Moment of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-02/19/c_137832093.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224173953/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-02/19/c_137832093.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 24, 2019|title=Chinese double amputee Xia wins Laureus Sporting Moment of the Year - Xinhua {{!}} English.news.cn|website=www.xinhuanet.com|access-date=2019-02-24}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Xia, Boyu}} Category:Laureus World Sports Awards winners Category:Living people Category:Chinese amputees Category:1949 births