Wang Yifu, the "godfather of Chinese shooting," retired and won two Olympic gold medals

When Wang Yifu was the head coach of the Chinese shooting team, he watched the game from the sidelines. Photo by China News Network reporter Tomita

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

Born in 1960, Wang Yifu was a professional shooter. From 1984 to 2004, he participated in the Olympic Games for six consecutive times and was known as the "Elder of the Six Dynasties" and "the Godfather of Chinese Shooting".

At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Wang Yifu, who participated in the Olympic Games for the first time, won the bronze medal in the 50-meter pistol slow-fire event, and his teammate Xu Haifeng won the gold medal in the event, which was also the first Olympic gold medal in Chinese history. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Wang Yifu won his first Olympic gold medal in the men's 10m air pistol.

In 1996, Wang Yifu, who went to the Olympics for the fourth time, fainted due to physical weakness in the final of the 10-meter air pistol, and finally won a silver medal. In 2000, Wang Yifu and French goalscorer Frank Di Mulan reached the final with a record of 590 rings, and Wang Yifu was finally second with a difference of two rings. At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Wang Yifu won the gold medal in the 10m air pistol again.

In 2005, Wang Yifu retired. After retiring from the military, he served as head coach of the national shooting team and coach of the pistol team, and was elected vice president of the International Shooting Federation. In 2017, the Chinese Olympic Committee officially established an expert committee, and Wang Yifu was elected as an expert member of the Chinese Olympic Committee.

In addition, cadres of other departments have also ushered in adjustments. Bai Xilin, former party secretary of the Chinese Basketball Association, served as deputy director of the Tennis Sports Management Center. Sun Weimin, who was the party secretary and deputy director of the bicycle fencing management center, was appointed as the director of the sports equipment center and the secretary of the party committee. Sharon became the deputy director of the Cycling Fencing Management Center. (End)

Source: China News Network