Weightlifting has a long history in China, and later gradually developed into a modern competitive sport and was included in the Olympic games. The weightlifting team is the ace division of the Chinese sports team, which has won gold and silver in the world many times, and has emerged weightlifting experts such as Zhan Xugang, Shi Zhiyong, Long Qingquan, Liu Chunhong, Liao Hui, but in the history of Chinese weightlifting, there is only one player who has won two consecutive Olympic championships, he is Zhan Xugang.
Born in Kaihua County, Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province, Zhan Xugang showed his talent in weightlifting from an early age, and at the age of 13, because of his outstanding performance, he was selected from the Kaihua City Junior Sports School to the Zhejiang Provincial Weightlifting Team and received more systematic and professional training. Super physical fitness, coupled with hard training, so that Zhan Xugang performed well in all competitions, and was officially selected for the national team at the age of 19.
At this time, Zhan Xugang already has a world-class level in the men's weightlifting 70 kg event, which makes him feel comfortable in various international competitions. At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, the 22-year-old Zhan Xugang won the gold medal in the men's weightlifting 70 kg event and broke three world records. After the project was upgraded to the 77 kg class, Zhan Xugang was not afraid of challenges, and completed the reversal at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, winning the Olympic championship for the second time, becoming the first Chinese men's weightlifter to win the Olympic championship. He also received the title of "King of Oriental Power".
After creating the history of men's weightlifting in China, Zhan Xugang chose to rush forward in the rapids to prepare for the Gold Rush at the Athens Olympic Games. Unfortunately, he failed to defend his title and later announced his retirement. After retiring from the military, Zhan Xugang transformed into a career, from the deputy captain of the Zhejiang Provincial Sports Team, the director of the Heavy Athletic Department of Zhejiang Provincial Sports Vocational and Technical College to the vice president of the college, and then to the deputy county governor of Sanmen County, and later became the president of zhejiang Sports Vocational and Technical College, which proved that Zhan Xugang was not only a weightlifter, but also ushered in the peak of his career again.
Zhan Xugang's emotional experience is also very enviable. His first love, Yao Jian, is a beautiful flight attendant, and the two have been in love for many years, and finally entered the palace of marriage hand in hand in the year when Zhan Xu just retired. In 2006, Yao Jian gave birth to a child for Zhan Xugang. It is worth mentioning that in order to let Zhan Xugang put into work without worries, Yao Jian quit his job as a flight attendant and came to Hangzhou from Beijing to accompany her husband.
At the beginning of this year, Zhejiang Province announced the list of members of a new batch of university leadership teams, and The 47-year-old Zhan Xugang was re-elected as the president of Zhejiang Provincial Sports Vocational and Technical College, which quickly received widespread attention from the outside world. With a happy family, a smooth career, and having won honors for the country, Zhan Xugang can be described as a veritable "winner in life".