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[GD] Guangdong athletes win six gold medals in Athens
Latest Updated by 2004-08-17 11:25:39

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Women's judoka, Xian Dongmei wins a gold medal on women's under 52-kilogram category at the Athens Olympic Games. Xian, from Guangdong's Zhaoqing City, defeated Japan's 2003 World Championships bronze medallist Yuki Yokosawa in the final. >>>click into detail

   Name: Xian Dongmei
   Gender: F
   Height: 1.58m
   Weight: 52kg
   Date of birth: September 15, 1975
   Place of birth: Sihui, Guangdong Province
   Education: university graduate
   Sport: Judo


 

Sports Career:

1988     Admitted to Guangdong Sihui Amateur Sports School
1989     Enter Guangdong Sports School to practise wrestling
1990    Convert to practise judo
1993    Enter national judo training team

Personal best:

2004 Athens Olympic Games --1st 52 kg class
2004 champion of French Super A

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Yang Jinghui, the 21-year-old boy from Guangdong's capital Guangzhou, who wins gold medal in the men's synchronized 10m platform with Tian Liang on the first day, becomes the first Olympic gold medallist form Guangzhou in 20 years.  >>>click into detail

  

   Name: Yang Jinghui
   Gender: M
   Height: 1.62m
   Weight: 55kg
   Date of birth: May 1, 1983
   Place of birth:   Guangzhou, Guangdong Province
   Education Background: High  school      

   Sport: Men's synchronized 10-meter platform

 

Sports career:

Took up training in Yuexiu District Diving Team of Guangzhou in 1992, coached by Wang Youguang. Enrolled in Guangdong Provincial Sports Institute in 1995, coached by Li Qing and Tan Liangde. Chosen by the National Diving Training Team in 1998, coached by Tan Liangde. Joined the National Diving Team in 2002, coached by Zhong Shaozhen.

Personal best:

2004 Athens Olympic Games --1st synchronized 10m platform (with Tian Liang)
2004 14th Diving World Cup -- 1st synchronized 10m platform
2004 Grand Prix of International Swimming Association at Canada --1st synchronized 10m platform

Lao Lishi, 17, from Zhanjiang, southern city of Guangdong, easily wins the women's 10-m synchronized platform diving with 352.14 points with partner Li Ting, also 17, at the Games on Monday (Aug. 16). >>>click into detail

 

Name: Lao Lishi

Gender: F

Date of birth: December 12, 1987

Place of birth: Zhanjiang, Guangdong

 

Height: 1.53m

 

Weight: 35 kg

 

Education: University student

 

Hobby: music

 

Sport: Diving  

 

Sports career:

 

Began diving training in the Sports Training School of Chikan District, Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, in 1995, coached by Zhong Quansheng. Enrolled by the Guangdong Provincial Diving Team in 1998, coached by Ling Haichan. Joined the National Diving Team in January 2002, coached by Zhang Ting. Her current coach is Liu Henglin

Career Highlights

2004

The 14th FINA Diving World Cup:

Champion - 10m Platform Synchronized

2003

The 10th World Swimming Championship:

Champion - 10m Platform Synchronized

1st runner up - 10m Platform

2002

FINA Diving Grand Prix - Spain:

Champion - 10m Platform

Champion - 10m Platform

Champion - 10m Platform

FINA Diving Grand Prix - USA: Champion - 10m Platform Synchronized

The 13th FINA Diving World Cup:

Champion - 10m Platform

Champion - 10m Platform Synchronized

Champion - Team Event

Asian Games:

Champion - 10m Platform

 

Guangdong girls Zhang Jiewen  and Yang Wei took the gold medal of the badminton women's doubles after beating their Chinese compatriot Gao Ling and Huang Sui in the final on Aug.21st at Athens. >>> click into details

 

Zhang Jiewen Name: Zhang Jiewen

Gender: F

Height: 1.77m

Weight: 69 kg

Date of birth: January 4, 1981

Place of birth: Guangzhou, Guangdong Province

 Sport: Badminton

sports career:

Jun 29 2004 Proton-Eon MALAYSIA OPEN 2004  Winner

May 7 2004 UBER CUP FINALS 2004  TEAM

Apr 6 2004 YONEX OPEN JAPAN 2004  Semi-Finals

Mar 30 2004 NOONNOPPI KOREA OPEN 2004  Winner

Mar 9 2004 YONEX ALL ENGLAND OPEN 2004  Gold Medal Final

Mar 2 2004 SWISS OPEN 2004  Gold Medal Final

Nov 11 2003 CHINA OPEN 2003  Gold Medal Final

Oct 27 2003 HONG KONG OPEN 2003  Gold Medal Final

Sep 30 2003 YONEX GERMAN OPEN 2003  Gold Medal Final

Sep 23 2003 DENMARK OPEN 2003  Winner

Sep 2 2003 PROTON EON MALAYSIA OPEN 2003  Winner

Aug 25 2003 SANYO INDONESIA OPEN 2003  Gold Medal Final

Aug 19 2003 YONEX-SUNRISE SINGAPORE OPEN 2003  Winner

Jul 28 2003 World Championships 2003  Quarter-Finals

Personal best: 

2004 Athens Olympic Games - 1st doubles (with Yang Wei)

 

 

 

Name: Yang Wei

Gender: F

Height: 1.72m

Weight: 65 kg

Date of birth: January 13, 1979

Place of birth: Guangdong Province

Sport: Badminton

 

Personal best:

2004 Athens Olympic Games - 1st doubles (with Zhang Jiewen)

sports career:

Aug 14 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES 2004 Winner

Jun 29 2004 Proton-Eon MALAYSIA OPEN 2004 Winner

May 7 2004 UBER CUP FINALS 2004 TEAM

Apr 6 2004 YONEX OPEN JAPAN 2004 Semi-Finals

Mar 30 2004 NOONNOPPI KOREA OPEN 2004 Winner

Mar 9 2004 YONEX ALL ENGLAND OPEN 2004 Gold Medal Final

Mar 2 2004 SWISS OPEN 2004 Gold Medal Final

Nov 11 2003 CHINA OPEN 2003 Gold Medal Final

Oct 27 2003 HONG KONG OPEN 2003 Gold Medal Final

Sep 30 2003 YONEX GERMAN OPEN 2003 Gold Medal Final

Sep 23 2003 DENMARK OPEN 2003 Winner

Sep 2 2003 PROTON EON MALAYSIA OPEN 2003 Winner

Aug 25 2003 SANYO INDONESIA OPEN 2003 Gold Medal Final

Aug 19 2003 YONEX-SUNRISE SINGAPORE OPEN 2003 Winner

Jul 28 2003 World Championships 2003 Quarter-Finals

 

Hu Jia, from Guangdong provincial diving team, was crowned in the men's 10m platform final here on Saturday (Aug. 28), finishing the competition with 748.08 points. >>>click into details

 

  Name: Hu Jia

  Gender: M

  Height: 1.70m

  Weight: 58 kg

  Date of birth: January 10, 1983

  Place of birth: Wuhan, Hubei Province

  Education: University

Hobbies: music, computer and traveling

Sport: Diving

Personal best:

2004 Athens Olympic Games - 1st 10m platform men.

sports career:

Began diving training in the Shantou Municipal Diving School of Guangdong Province in 1993.

Joined the Guangdong provincial team in 1994 and then the national team in 1998.

2000 Sydney Olympic Games silver medallist

2001 Fukuoka world championships ranked sixth

2003 Barcelona Worlds ranked fourth

 

Editor: Catherine

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