On January 6, Beijing time, China's 110-meter hurdles retired veteran Shi Dongpeng ushered in his 36th birthday, he posted happy photos of his wife and daughter hugging happily on social platforms, and laughed at himself as "Happy BenSi". Liu Xiang is one year older than Shi Dongpeng, but retired a few years later than him, Shi Dongpeng and Liu Xiang are in the most brilliant golden age of China's hurdles, Liu Xiang is the first person, Shi Dongpeng is willing to be the second person.
Born on January 6, 1984 in Baoding, Hebei Province, Shi Dongpeng has a staggering height of 1.92 meters, which is very suitable for hurdles, ranking first in the world youth hurdles in 2001, Shi Dongpeng won the silver medal in 13.58 seconds at the 2002 World Youth Championships in Kingston, Jamaica, and Liu Xiang's best time at the World Youth Championships was fourth.
Liu Xiang successfully won gold in the 2004 Athens Olympics and advanced to the ranks of world-class athletes, which stimulated Shi Dongpeng's athletic potential, although talent and ability can not be compared to Liu Xiang, but Shi Dongpeng is also a business card of China's 110-meter hurdles. Shi Dongpeng and Liu Xiang represented Asia in the finals of the 2003 World Championships in Paris and the 2007 Osaka World Championships, Liu Xiang won the bronze medal and gold medal, and Shi Dongpeng won the fifth and sixth places, creating A PB 13.19 seconds.
Shi Dongpeng lost to Liu Xiang in most of the competitions, in 2005 and 09, liu Xiang easily won two gold medals, Shi Dongpeng won silver medals and bronze medals; in the 2006 and 10 Asian Games, Liu Xiang successfully won double gold, Shi Dongpeng won two silver medals, so that reporter Dong Ri na asked God: "Do you think it is a sad thing to be in the same era with Liu Xiang?" Do you have the confidence to take the runner-up, because the champion is definitely Liu Xiang. ”
The only match that Shi Dongpeng had beaten Liu Xiang before retiring was the 2010 Shanghai Diamond League, when Liu Xiang's return from injury was not in the best condition, and he finished third in 13.40 seconds, and Shi Dongpeng finished second with a 0.01 second advantage. With the later stage towards the downward road, Liu Xiang's disciple Xie Wenjun slowly rose, Shi Dongpeng did not insist on the Shenyang National Games, and chose to retire on the eve of the opening.
At the end of 2013, Shi Dongpeng and Qiao Yanrui, who is also an athlete, held a grand wedding, and On the same day, Liu Xiang had a learning task and could not personally participate in the congratulations, sending VCR blessings. Liu Xiang officially retired two years later, shouldering the heavy responsibility of China's hurdles on the shoulders of his brother Xie Wenjun, Xie Wenjun lived up to the task of defending the 14-year and 18-year Asian Games champions, winning the fifth place at the 19-year Doha World Championships, with a personal best of 13.17 seconds, surpassing Shi Dongpeng to become the second person in China.