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Tan Liangde, a well-known name, once shone on the stage of the Chinese national diving team, and his heroic performance was like the brightest of the stars in the night sky. As one of the most remarkable divers in Chinese history, he has an unrivalled skill and impeccable body control that will amaze everyone with the ease with which he can soar through the air.
Despite Tan Liangde's great achievements in international competitions, he failed to win gold medals in three consecutive Olympic competitions, and only won three silver medals, so he was respectfully known as the "second diver". Whenever he recalls those glorious moments, Tan Liangde's heart is always full of endless regrets.
However, this honor is not the only pursuit of Tan Liangde's life. As he enters the second half of his life, the multi-time Olympic veteran has finally achieved his dream of becoming an Olympic champion in a unique and deeply moving way.
Although Tan Liangde was the runner-up three times in the Olympic Games, he went all out in every competition and never gave up easily. What he has shown in the spotlight is always that he is a skilled and confident warrior.
When people saw him dancing in the air, the audience was frantic and filled with deep regret, and the referees' eyes widened in disbelief at what they were seeing.
Tan Liangde's love for diving and his unwavering pursuit of gold medals are destined to make his story an eternal chapter in the history of sports. Although he only won three silver medals, his legend still shines brightly and is widely celebrated in the diving world.
As the core figure of the Chinese diving team, Tan Liangde is deeply admired and loved by his coaches and teammates, and he has always adhered to his love for sports and strict requirements for himself, which has also left an indelible glorious mark on his retirement career.
Tan Liangde's story begins in a poor village. Born into a small and remote village in Yangjiang, Guangdong, he grew up in a poor family and was responsible for household labor and crop gathering.
The village is surrounded by mountains, babbling water, and beautiful scenery. However, for Tan Liangde as a teenager, the opportunities to participate in sports activities were pitiful, let alone a challenging sport like diving.
When Tan Liangde turned 13 years old, the wheel of fate turned, and a subtle accident completely changed the trajectory of his life. That day, in a park full of life in Maoming, Guangdong, he unexpectedly met a diving coach with a unique eye. The coach saw Tan Liangde's excellent physical fitness and extraordinary agility at a glance, and immediately sent him a sincere invitation to participate in the diving event.
Although Tan Liangde had never been exposed to the sport of diving before this, he was not afraid to devote himself to it. With his innate talent and hard work, he mastered the art and mysteries of diving in a very short period of time. Every day, he sweats hard in the sports school and goes all out to improve his skills.
Time flies, just a few months have passed, and a national diving championship has brought an unexpected surprise to Tan Liangde. On that day, the sun was shining, everything was thriving, and the cheers and applause of the audience came and went. Tan Liangde's relatives and friends also rushed to the scene to cheer for him.
This fierce competition made Tan Liangde famous overnight, and his name spread all over the country and became a household name. The coaches of the national team were also attracted by his talent and potential and enthusiastically invited him to join the national team family. In this way, a teenager from a remote village, with his incomparable love for sports and unswerving pursuit, embarked on a new journey to the sports hall.
Although Tan Liangde has never won a gold medal in his career, he has not given up his persistent pursuit of diving. After retiring from football, he decided to return to competition, but this time, he took on a new role as a coach to guide divers.
First of all, Tan Liangde returned to his hometown of Guangdong and passed on his rich experience and skills accumulated in diving to the young players of the Guangdong diving team. In the day and night with these young athletes, he seemed to see his younger self, and the burning passion for diving burned in his heart.
In the years that followed, Mr. and Mrs. Tan Liangde joined hands in the career of the Tianjin Diving Team, and started their brilliant coaching career in this new land. Under the careful guidance of the husband and wife full of respect and trust, groups of outstanding divers have sprung up one after another, and they have repeatedly won the championship in various competitions around the world, winning countless supreme honors for the team of their country and hometown.
Tan Liangde's hard work is not only limited to cultivating top diving masters, but also unveiling the veil of surprise for the majority of sports enthusiasts, and even discovering and shaping many tomorrow's stars with unlimited potential in other sports. For example, at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the "gold medal pair" of Wang Xin and Chen Ruolin, whom he personally trained, won the supreme glory of the women's double 10-meter platform diving gold medal for the Chinese delegation.
As a coach, Tan Liangde has unreservedly passed on his rich experience in the field to the younger generation of athletes. At the same time, he and his wife are constantly exploring and innovating to find more efficient and scientific training methods. Their coaching style is rigorous and caring, and they are respected and loved by their students.
When he saw the once immature athletes shining on the field under his guidance and achieving remarkable results, Tan Liangde finally untied the knot that had plagued him for a long time. With the help of the achievements of his disciples, he finally realized his seemingly unattainable dream of an Olympic gold medal.
Although Tan Liangde has reached the Olympic finals three times in his career, he has not been able to touch the coveted gold medal. Those Olympic journeys full of challenges and memories have always been indelible regrets and worries in his heart.
He made his debut in the men's 3m springboard final at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. In that decisive arena, Tan Liangde showed an excellent performance as always, and every movement was precise and smooth, so that the audience was impressed by his skills. In particular, in the final round of jumps, he had a difficulty coefficient of 3.4 and successfully completed a four-and-a-half-torso front flip, which was an amazing and difficult move that detonated the audience's warm applause, and the judges did not hesitate to give a very high score.
However, despite Tan Liangde's best efforts, he was unable to break through the barrier of the championship in the end and only won the runner-up. The glittering silver medal was particularly dazzling in the sunlight, but at the same time, it also evoked the deep regret in his heart.
Four years later, at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, Tan Liangde's dream of an Olympic gold medal became out of reach again. In this intense qualifying session, his arch-rival Louganis was injured and his ankle was badly damaged. However, the resilient Olympic hero didn't give in, and after a brief treatment of his wounds, he decided to return to the Circle, and every step was full of hardship, but he eventually managed to pull off a series of difficult moves.
At the same time, Tan Liangde's performance was flawless, and the cheers and applause of the audience poured in like a tide, making people wonder who should be the real champion. However, it was disappointing that the judges were expressionless, and there was obvious favoritism towards Louganis during the scoring process, which made Tan Liangde's score suppressed again and again, and this helplessness and loss made him feel suffocated.
The 1992 Barcelona Olympics became Tan Liangde's last chance to fight for his gold medal dream on the Olympic stage. At that time, he was already entering middle age, but his ardent desire and persistent pursuit of gold medals did not diminish in the slightest.
In the game, Tan Liangde showed a mature and steady temperament, with firm and powerful steps, and deep and introverted eyes. However, it should not be overlooked that as the years go by, his fitness has begun to decline, while the younger contenders are at their peak and full of energy.
As expected, although Tan Liangde was experienced, he couldn't resist the strong strength of his opponents after all, and once again missed the gold medal, only winning a silver medal. At the solemn award ceremony, he wore a dazzling silver medal with a smile on his face, but the regret and loss in the depths of his eyes were difficult to hide.
Failed to win the championship in three Olympic Games, Tan Liangde was burdened with heavy regrets. He was once confused and tried to find new opportunities in the business world, but he was repeatedly frustrated, and his innocent and kind personality made it difficult for him to gain a foothold in this field.
Just when he was on the verge of giving up his Olympic dream, fate opened another new door for him.
Just when Tan Liangde almost gave up the pursuit of the Olympic dream, an invitation from the Tianjin diving team came like rain from heaven. These former legends, in the face of this opportunity to compete in the Olympic arena three times, Tan Liangde seems to see that it is the stage where he shows his extraordinary strength. They are looking forward to this legend on the springboard, who can accompany his wife Li Qing to the peak of the Tianjin diving team, to guide and nurture those young athletes who are ambitious and ready to show their talents.
At this moment, Tan Liangde's heart is full of contradictions. His long-lasting and deep love for diving made him eager to set foot on that familiar and welcoming venue again, and use his rich competition experience and in-depth understanding of the sport to help those young athletes. However, the pain and frustration he experienced in the past on the field made him hesitate and worry about returning to diving.
In addition, the increasingly competitive environment in the sport of diving made it impossible for him and his wife to regain their footing in the industry and achieve great success. However, after careful consideration and weighing the pros and cons, Tan Liangde finally decided to bravely embark on this "road to rekindle his dreams".
In the coaching career of the Tianjin diving team, Tan Liangde's outstanding talent is breathtaking. With his extensive experience on the field and his mastery of the sport, he has unreservedly passed on his unique insights and insights to a group of young athletes. Under the careful guidance of his wife, the Tianjin diving team has repeatedly achieved good results in various major competitions and won numerous honors for the motherland and hometown.
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is undoubtedly a shining pearl in Tan Liangde's coaching career. The "gold medal pair" of Wang Xin and Chen Ruolin, whom he personally coached, won the gold medal for the Chinese team in the women's double 10-meter platform diving final, and Tan Liangde's heart was full of pride and excitement.
Since then, under the careful cultivation of Tan Liangde and his wife, more and more outstanding athletes have shined on the field. At the 2012 London Olympics, Wang Hao and Chen Ruolin defended their women's double 10m platform championships, and at the National Games in the same year, Wang Hao and Kang Li also won the women's doubles 10m platform gold medal for Tianjin. Generations of outstanding athletes have grown up in relays, and under the guidance of Tan Liangde, they have emerged in the diving world and shined.
In addition to diving, Tam has also produced many athletes who have excelled in other sports. They showed their style in various competitions, won glory for the country, and reaped honors!
Tan Liangde and his wife treat actual combat training as if they were ingenious, and they are even more caring for the psychological counseling of athletes, giving them meticulous care and care. With the outstanding contribution of cultivating outstanding talents from generation to generation, Tan Liangde is famous in the diving world, which can be called a legend, and is respected as the "gold medal coach".