At the age of 25, he was also a salesman selling fertilizer in a supply and marketing cooperative, and at the age of 27, he became China's first Olympic champion, winning the first gold medal that China had been waiting for for half a century, breaking the fate of China's Olympic "zero gold medal".
His gold medal himself was saved for only two months before being sent to the museum. He did not receive formal training from an early age like other athletes, but entered the industry halfway, so what kind of character created the historic moment when China won the first gold?
In this issue, Ziya Tong Fun Mingren Observation will learn the story of Xu Haifeng, the "King of Shooting".
Xu Haifeng was born on August 1, 1957 in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, to a younger sister and two younger brothers, the eldest son of the family.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="51" > like shooting since childhood</h1>
Because Xu Haifeng's father was once a soldier, under the influence of his father, Xu Haifeng has always had a dream of becoming a soldier, and being a soldier is naturally the most heroic to fight with a gun, so he likes to shoot since he was a child.
Xu Haifeng is very hard in learning and is an example for his younger siblings, but in his daily life, he is naughty and mischievous, and has become a negative teaching material for his younger siblings.
When Xu Haifeng was in elementary school, because his grades had been good, his father specially gave him a slingshot in order to reward him, and after having a slingshot, Xu Haifeng was like a "wild child" all day long, taking a slingshot outside to "kill" sparrows everywhere.
However, the slingshot always has a mistake, when Xu Haifeng plays with the slingshot, he often breaks the glass window of the neighbor's house, so his parents have also taught Xu Haifeng a lot.
When he was at home, in terms of learning, his father would let his younger siblings learn from his brother Xu Haifeng and follow his example; and in life, his father would "ridicule" Xu Haifeng in front of his younger siblings, saying that he should not learn from his brother.
In order not to suffer the lessons of his parents, not to persecute the windows of his neighbors' houses, and his love of shooting, Xu Haifeng trained himself to shoot.
Xu Haifeng is simply a shooting genius, after a period of practice, he improved rapidly, when he was in junior high school, he could make a hundred shots of sparrows on the tree, and he could also make nine shots out of ten for the sparrows that were flying.
In 1974, Xu Haifeng graduated from high school, he came up with the idea of becoming a soldier, a soldier has always been his dream, he has never forgotten.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="70" > joining the army is no longer a goal</h1>
Xu Haifeng hurriedly went to register, and the physical examination indicators were all qualified, but his age was eight months younger than the prescribed age, and at that time, his father also had many former comrades-in-arms, and now they are all cadres in the army.
They also took a fancy to Xu Haifeng's shooting talent, and told Xu Haifeng's father that if they were willing to send Xu Haifeng to his troops, they could join the army.
On the side, Xu Haifeng also had two eyes shining, full of expectation. Unexpectedly, my father refused, and also scolded Xu Haifeng loudly: If you have the ability, you can rely on yourself, don't rely on me to give you a personal relationship.
Therefore, Xu Haifeng did not achieve his wish to join the army and returned to his hometown to become a Zhiqing, because at that time, he could also have the opportunity to join the army by entering the countryside as a Zhiqing.
In 1976, Xu Haifeng again applied to join the army, this time his age was satisfied, but he was again rejected, because the Zhiqing insertion team did not reach the full two years.
After several tosses, Xu Haifeng has also seen through that joining the army is no longer his goal, but he has never given up shooting, so his "shooting dream" has become his ultimate ideal.
In the village where Xu Haifeng is located, everyone knows that whether it is a bird flying in the sky or a fish swimming in the water, as long as Xu Haifeng shoots, he will hit.
Therefore, Xu Haifeng is a small and famous person in the village and among the many young people, many people have learned to shoot from him, and his shooting strength has been improving day by day, which also laid the groundwork for him to become a world champion.
In 1979, after Xu Haifeng returned to the city as a rural intellectual, he was arranged to sell fertilizer at a supply and marketing cooperative, but even if the gold was buried in a pile of sand, it would shine.
It happened that the physical education teacher of Xu Haifeng Middle School was a shooting coach in the provincial team, so for Xu Haifeng's shooting talent, the teacher had already seen it, and he suggested that Xu Haifeng join the provincial team for professional training and learning.
But Xu Haifeng, who was 22 years old at the time, had already passed that age, and unless Xu Haifeng participated in a provincial shooting competition and broke the record, there was some suspense.
In order to win this hard-won opportunity, Xu Haifeng confidently participated in the provincial shooting competition.
When the game was played, Xu Haifeng only had 3 shots left, if he wanted to break the provincial record, he was in one move, just when everyone thought he was impossible, he shot 9 rings with one shot, two shots at 10 rings, Xu Haifeng did it, he really broke the provincial record and ranked first.
However, this match did not change Xu Haifeng's fate, in the list of the provincial team, the shooting team eliminated him, and the provincial team leaders thought that no matter how high his strength was.
His age has passed the golden age, which is not in line with the norm at all, and he feels that Xu Haifeng cannot reach the world-class level under any circumstances.
Fortunately, Xu Haifeng has supported him and admired his Bole, which is Xu Haifeng's former physical education teacher. When Xu Haifeng fell into an emotional trough, the physical education teacher came to comfort him and asked him not to give up his shooting talent.
With the help of the teacher, Xu Haifeng changed to the "self-player gun" training, and the teacher firmly believed that he would be able to enter the provincial team.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="65" > an accident occurred before entering the provincial team</h1>
In 1982, Xu Haifeng once again participated in the province's self-propelled gun competition, and 44 bullets Xu Haifeng actually hit 370 rings, directly exceeding the highest record of 26 rings in the province.
Such an excellent result caused quite a stir at the time, and it should be known that this achievement is unmatched in China, and even in the top three in the whole world.
After the game, Xu Haifeng went home to wait for the provincial team's admission list, but unexpectedly the accident suddenly occurred, Xu Haifeng was burned by fertilizer in a duty, just during his hospitalization, the physical education teacher took the notice to his eyes.
It is said that this notice was decided after many meetings and deliberations of the shooting team, and although Xu Haifeng was given a place to enter the provincial team this time, now his eyes are still burned, and his eyesight is definitely not as good as before, and he may not reach the peak state.
Despite this, Xu Haifeng still did not accept defeat like reality, and Xu Haifeng said that even if he failed, he did not want to give up this opportunity like a coward.
In May 1982, Xu Haifeng finally entered the provincial training team, and in order to correct his posture, he would tie a sandbag to his arm every day when shooting. In November 1983, Xu Haifeng was transferred to the national team with excellent results and participated in the training of the 23rd Olympic Games.
In 1984, Xu Haifeng followed the national shooting team to Los Angeles to participate in the Olympic reserve competition, and he won the first place with a score of 568 rings, which is why he was officially selected as an Olympic gunner.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="68" > won the first gold medal in China's Olympic history</h1>
On July 29, 1984, Xu Haifeng won the 566-ring championship at the Los Angeles Olympic Games with 566 rings, which was a remarkable achievement and the first gold medal in the history of the Chinese Olympic Games.
The gold content of this Olympic gold medal is simply too heavy, and it is said to be able to be auctioned for millions.
Xu Haifeng himself also knows how precious this gold medal is to the country, so he only kept it for two months before handing it over to the country.
Xu Haifeng only began formal training when he was 25 years old, and it took only more than 2 years from receiving training to winning China's first gold.
In 1955, Xu Haifeng announced his retirement, but he did not leave shooting, but began to work as a shooting team women's pistol instructor. In 5 years, he has trained 2 Olympic champions.
In 1996, Li Xianghong, who studied under Xu Haifeng, won the pistol championship at the Atlanta Olympics. In 2000, Tao Luna, another apprentice of Xu Haifeng at the Sydney Olympics, won the gold medal in the airsoft event.
Xu Haifeng's life is brilliant and brilliant, he stands in the national sports, he will closely combine the realization of his life value with the strength and prosperity of the whole country. He is not only his own champion, but also the champion of the people, the champion of the country.
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