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Wang Yifu, the "elder of the six dynasties" of the Olympic Games, retired and won two Olympic gold medals

author:Beijing News

Beijing News On March 12, the official website of the State General Administration of Sport published a series of cadre adjustment information. One of the cadre adjustments, dated December 22, 2020, showed that Wang Yifu, a member of the Expert Committee of the Chinese Olympic Committee and a famous hero of Chinese shooting, retired at an age.

Born in 1960, Wang Yifu won gold medals in the men's 10m air pistol at the 1992 and 2004 Olympic Games during his career. After retiring from the military, Wang Yifu served as the head coach of the national shooting team and the coach of the pistol team, and was also elected vice president of the International Shooting Federation. Wang Yifu is the athlete with the most Olympic participation among Chinese athletes, and is known as the "Elder of the Six Dynasties" and "the Godfather of Chinese Shooting".

Edited by Wang Chunqiu

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