The Tokyo Olympic Games have come to an end, and the Performance of the Chinese delegation this year has been extremely outstanding, not only winning 38 gold medals, but also achieving breakthroughs in many fields, truly reflecting the strength of a sports power. Its Chinese table tennis captain Ma Long won the men's singles gold medal in table tennis, and after winning the team gold medal, Ma Long also became the fourth Olympic hardware king in Chinese sports, which can be described as a success. So who was China's first Olympic hardware king? He is Zou Kai, who is only 1 meter 58 tall and won 5 gold medals in the 2 Olympic Games, and after retiring, he also married the gymnastics goddess, which can be called a winner in life.
Born in 1988, Zou Kai was not a genius when he was a child, and it was precisely because he was always sick that his family had the idea of sending him to sports school. The initial goal was only to strengthen the body, but as the training progressed, Zou Kai's talent in gymnastics was slowly revealed. He dared to do anything, his learning ability was also very strong, and he soon became a member of the provincial team. At the age of 13, Zou Kai performed well in the national youth competition, and was also favored, and was selected for the national team a year later.
Zou Kai is only 1.58 meters tall, but his flexibility and strength are excellent, not only can make extremely explosive movements, but also will not lack beauty. In 2004, at the age of 16, Zou Kai won the national free gymnastics championship and has since become the core of the national team. At the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Zou Kai won the horizontal bar and free gymnastics championships, and his strong strength was at a glance.
By the time of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Zou Kai had truly ushered in his own fame battle. The Olympic Games of that year were full of attention, and Zou Kai, as a 20-year-old young player, was not afraid of the stage at all. Standing on the stage of the Olympic Games for the first time, he won 2 gold medals in free gymnastics and horizontal bar, and then helped the boy band to successfully win the championship, winning 3 gold medals in one Olympic Games, becoming the brightest star in the Beijing Olympic Games, and also helping the Chinese gymnastics team achieve the achievement of the Grand Slam.
After that, Zou Kai experienced a period of lows, and for a time there was no place in the national team. After 3 years of hard work and adjustment, Zou Kai's state has warmed up and he has once again taken back his own position. At the London Olympic Games in 2012, Zou Kai once again proved his ability, and he first won the gold medal in free gymnastics with a score of 15.933 points. He then helped the Chinese team win the men's team gold medal, in addition to a horizontal bar bronze medal.
After 2 Olympic Games, Zou Kai also became the first Olympic hardware king in Chinese sports, and his strength was very strong. In 16 years, Zou Kai missed the Rio Olympics due to injury, and since then he has slowly faded out of the sports world. After retiring from the army, Zou Kai also completed the transformation well, and the current 32-year-old has become the director of the Sichuan Provincial Gymnastics Management Center, and his career can be described as smooth sailing. Not only that, Zou Kai's love life is also very sweet.
His wife is the Chinese rhythmic gymnastics goddess Zhou Jie, Zhou Jie is 1 meter 63 tall, beautiful in appearance and well-proportioned, is a standard beauty. As early as 2008, the two had feelings for each other, and after many years of love, Zhou Jie also accompanied Zou Kai through the trough and became the Olympic hardware king. By the time of 12 years, Zou Kai announced his relationship and proposed marriage successfully. 13 years of the two into the palace of marriage, now married for 8 years is still very sweet, but also has a lovely child, Zou Kai can be said to be the love career family three harvests.