China has produced many Olympic champions, but it is indeed rare for an Olympic champion like Meng Guanliang to make history. After all, the first Olympic gold medalist in Chinese history for kayaking was None other than Meng Guanliang. In 2004, Meng Guanliang represented the Chinese team in the Athens Olympic Games and successfully won the gold medal in the men's double rowing 500 meters, which also filled the gap in China's kayaking event!
Not only that, Meng Guanliang is also the olympic double champion. In 2008, Meng Guanliang competed in the Beijing Olympic Games and won the gold medal in the men's 500m double rowing boat again. In fact, Meng Guanliang has long shown outstanding athletic talent, in addition to the Olympic Games, Meng Guanliang's performance in the National Games is also worthy of recognition, he has won the men's 1000 meters rowing gold medal at the National Games for four consecutive years. It can be seen that Meng Guanliang's kayaking technology is indeed genuine, which also greatly increases Meng Guanliang's popularity!
When Meng Guanliang retired, he did not choose to be a coach, but chose to enter the career and wanted to do some practical things for the people. In the end, Meng Guanliang did not disappoint everyone, and now he has held several positions, not only as a member of the Standing Committee and vice mayor of the Jiande Municipal Party Committee of Zhejiang Province, but also as the president of Zhejiang Sports Vocational and Technical College, which also makes Meng Guanliang an official to the level of deputy department. While doing practical things for the people, Meng Guanliang still makes his own contribution to China's sports cause, which is indeed worthy of everyone's affirmation!
How hard is Meng Guanliang's work? Earlier, Meng Guanliang's wife, Xu Fengyue, had cried that Meng Guanliang would not return home for half a year. It turned out that during Meng Guanliang's tenure as vice mayor, he really forgot to sleep and forgot to eat, and was single-mindedly thinking about the people. However, Xu Fengyue was also a kayaker, and she was very aware of Meng Guanliang's personality. In the end, Xu Fengyue understood Meng Guanliang's approach, worked hard to run his own small family and take good care of the children, and solved Meng Guanliang's worries.
At present, Xu Fengyue also works at Zhejiang Provincial Sports Vocational and Technical College, where she is mainly responsible for the work of the Training Department. For Meng Guanliang, having a wife who understands himself is indeed a very happy thing. For the people, it is a great blessing to have a vice mayor like Meng Guanliang. I have to say that Meng Guanliang is indeed a high-quality idol, and among all the retired athletes, Meng Guanliang is indeed awe-inspiring!