Great Wall Network, September 3 (Reporter Hu Huiling) "Looking back on my career, I have struggled and struggled, and I have pride and regrets, but I have no regrets." My summary of myself is the three most,
"I was most proud of my personal best of 13.19 seconds at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, which was definitely the best time in the world in the men's 110m hurdles that year."
"The proudest thing is to run with Liu Xiang in the world arena, standing on the track of the top events, running like the wind, moving towards his goal."
"The most fortunate thing is to meet Liu Xiang, who is the driving force for me to move forward and inspires me to break through the limits."
It is a slight pity that he was not able to stand on the podium of the Olympic Games. Shi Dongpeng, a former "wind-chasing teenager" in the world arena and a famous player in Hebei sports, told reporters straight to the point.
On the afternoon of August 31, Shi Dongpeng was interviewed by appointment. Skinny tall, red undershirt, gray shorts, a sportswear dress, full of vitality, far more optimistic and open-minded than outsiders imagine.
In the IAAF Grand Prix in Osaka, Shi Dongpeng (first from left) sprints. Photo courtesy of Shi Dongpeng
"The most important thing is for everyone to meet what they like and what they like." Shi Dongpeng summed up his leapfrog sports career from high jump to triple jump to hurdles.
In January 1984, Shi Dongpeng was born in Baoding to an ordinary worker family. In 1995, Shi Dongpeng, who was in the fifth grade at Houfuying Primary School in Baoding City, participated in the school's autumn sports meeting. On that day, Shi Dongpeng's enlightenment coach Zheng Keyu happened to come to this school to select people to enrich the talent reserve of Baoding Junior Sports School. Shi Dongpeng was obviously half a head taller than a child of the same age, he called Shi Dongpeng and asked him if he would like to practice high jump with him, and Shi Dongpeng agreed without even thinking about it.
Shi Dongpeng (first from right) and his mother. Photo courtesy of Shi Dongpeng
Shi Dongpeng was relatively thin at that time, and his parents thought that they could eat more and gain weight when participating in exercise, which was very supportive. Since then, every day after school, he rushed from school to sports school alone, participated in two and a half hours of training, rain or shine, because of his love for Shi Dongpeng paid unimaginable hardships of his peers. "At that time, I didn't feel tired, and I was very happy and interesting to run and jump with my friends." When I got home, I fell asleep on my head and slept very soundly. Shi Dongpeng said with a smile.
Speaking of proud disciples, Shi Dongpeng's enlightenment coach Zheng Keyu sighed a lot: "This child is very down-to-earth, doing everything step by step. The movements taught by the instructor are practiced over and over again, tirelessly, never lazy, until they are proficient. He is fast and fast-paced under his feet, a good seedling for practicing athletics, and what is more rare is that he is very fond of sports, very interested in high jump and hurdles, and he will continue to insist until he reaches his goal. ”
Sun Haiping (center), Liu Xiang (first from right), and Shi Dongpeng (first from left) together. Photo courtesy of Shi Dongpeng
"It is important for people to work hard to succeed, but they must face their talents correctly." Shi Dongpeng summed up the "triple jump" of that year. After practicing high jump for a few years, Shi Dongpeng's success stagnated at about 1.8 meters, this result is not outstanding among peers, Shi Dongpeng is a little confused, why can't he get the results? In 1997, He Youdi, the athletics coach of the Hebei Provincial Sports Brigade at the time, came to Baoding to select the seedlings of the triple jump, and Coach He saw that Shi Dongpeng was slender and a good material for practicing jumping, and asked him if he was willing to go to the provincial team. "To the provincial team? That's fine, of course. So Shi Dongpeng became a disciple of He Youdi and practiced the triple jump from high jumping to high jumping. Unexpectedly, Coach He looked at the "walk" this time. Because the triple jump has quite high technical requirements for athletes, Shi Dongpeng has been practicing for two months, and the technical movements are not yet feasible, and it is difficult to achieve the ideal state required by the coach. Coach He said: "Shi Dongpeng runs frequently, his height and legs are long, and it is recommended that he change to the hurdles, which may be more suitable for him." “
"The high jump score is mediocre, the triple jump is not appropriate, can I practice the hurdles again?" Whether to stay or go back, Shi Dongpeng was confused again. "Since I came to the provincial team, I can't go back to the city team to practice high jump, right?" Then try it. "The great history of not accepting defeat finally chose to stay.
Relax after an intense workout. Photo courtesy of Shi Dongpeng
This "test" "tried" out a sports star, and Dashi rewrote the history of Hebei in the hurdles event in the men's 110-meter hurdles. With innate athletic talent and acquired hard work and the strength not to accept defeat, Dashi began to emerge in the hurdles event. The national competition, the Asian Championships, the World Championships, one footprint a year, left the figure of the great history of the battle. His results have also improved rapidly with the rich experience of the competition. In 2001 13.43 seconds, 2003 13.40 seconds, 2005 13.29 seconds, 2007 13.19 seconds, he became a "wind-chasing teenager" behind Liu Xiang, and the brilliance they created together attracted the attention of the world.
In 2001, he ranked first in the world in the youth competition;
In 2002, he won the second place in the 110m hurdles at the World Junior Athletics Championships in Kingston, Jamaica;
At the 2003 Outdoor World Championships, Shi Dongpeng and Liu Xiang reached the quarterfinals. Liu Xiang won the bronze medal, he ranked seventh, and the two reached the final together, which is a new record in the history of China's men's 110 hurdles competition;
In 2007, he finished fifth at the Osaka World Championships, running a personal best of 13.19 seconds; in 2009, shi Dongpeng won the gold medal in the Suzhou leg of the Asian Athletics Grand Prix Series with a time of 13.58 seconds...
Shi Dongpeng (first from the right) was interviewed by reporters. Photo by Chen Bo
When Shi Dongpeng is mentioned, everyone will invariably associate him with Liu Xiang. For these, Shi Dongpeng made no secret of it: "In the national team, we live in a dormitory, or bunk beds, iron brothers." On the field he was my goal, a role model to follow, but I beat him off the field, especially on the pool table. ”
Shi Dongpeng on the training ground. Photo courtesy of Shi Dongpeng
"Different trainees need to find a training method that suits them and maximize their talents." Over the years of sports career, Shi Dongpeng has accumulated a lot of practical experience. In 2015, Shi Dongpeng retired and began his coaching career, pouring all his efforts into his disciples. The disciples also lived up to expectations, and Li Haifeng finished third in the men's 110m hurdles with a good time of 13.78 seconds in the 2017 National Championships and National Games Preliminary Round.
Liu Xiang (first from right) and Shi Dongpeng (first from left) at the Beijing Olympic Games.
At the end of the interview, Shi Dongpeng told reporters that he was currently carrying 4 disciples. Their athletic potential is good, and his biggest wish is to bring his team members to the World Athletics Championships and the Olympic Games to complete their unfulfilled goals.