Xu Haifeng Name: Xu Haifeng Gender: Male Date of birth: August 1, 1957 Height: 1.73 meters Weight: 80 kg Place of birth: He County, Anhui Province Sports: Shooting Best result: July 29, 1984 at the Los Angeles Olympics

Won the men's 50-meter pistol 60-round slow-fire shooting gold medal with a score of 566. Sports experience: I like to shoot birds with a slingshot since I was a child. I have not received professional training in shooting, but I have determined to become a sharpshooter since I was a child.

With his outstanding efforts, he developed superb shooting skills.

Joined the Anhui Provincial Team in 1982 and was selected for the national team in 1984.

Sports achievements: In 1983, he won two silver medals in slow fire pistol and air pistol in the shooting competition of the Fifth National Games. In 1984, he won the men's air pistol gold medal in the 23rd Olympic Games. In 1986, in the 10th Asian Games, he surpassed the world record with 660.

In 1986, he won the free pistol championship, air pistol individual gold medal and free hand pistol team championship with a score of 662 rings in the national shooting competition. In 1990, he won the fourth place in the Beijing Asian Games and surpassed the small caliber free hand gun slow shooting world record.

Won the World Air Rifle Championship in 1991. Won five gold medals in the 7th Asian Championships in 1991. Won the first gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics on July 29, 1984, breaking the record of "zero" gold medals in the Chinese Olympic Games. 1988

He participated in the Olympics for the second time and won a bronze medal in men's air pistol.

Honors received: Received the Sports Medal of Honor issued by the National Sports Commission in 1984. Selected as one of the top ten athletes in the country twice in 1984 and 1986. On December 18, 1999, in a ceremony sponsored by the Chinese Olympic Committee, the Fok Ying Tung Foundation and the China Journalists Association*

He was one of the eight outstanding athletes nominated for awards in the "Star of the Century" China's Best Athletes selection event co-sponsored by **.

Current situation: After retiring at the end of 1994, he began to serve as the head coach of the women's pistol class of the National Shooting Team, and later served as the deputy head coach of the National Shooting Team. In March 2001, he began to serve as the head coach of the National Shooting Team. In June, he served as the deputy director of the Shooting Center of the State Sports General Administration.

Coaching record: At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Xu Haifeng’s team member Li Duihong won the championship. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Xu Haifeng’s team member Tao Luna won the championship. 2004: Served as deputy director of the Cycling and Fencing Center of the State Sports General Administration.

At the 23rd Olympic Games, he won the men's pistol 60-round slow fire championship and became the first gold medal winner in this Olympic Games. He was also the first championship winner in the history of the Chinese Olympic Games, breaking the record of "zero" gold medals in the history of the Chinese Olympic Games.

After teaching, he led his players to win two Olympic gold medals.

Xu Haifeng is a veritable gold medal athlete and gold medal coach.

Coach Xu Haifeng's new position - still in the familiarization period On November 22, 2004, Xu Haifeng received a transfer order from the State Sports General Administration to take up the post at the Zijian Center. It has been more than two months since then.

Coming from the "rain of bullets" to the slightly remote Laoshanxi Street, sitting in the small office of the Self-Sword Center, the "newcomer" Xu Haifeng quietly started his "second entrepreneurship" without being the president of the national shooting team.

The huge pressure as a coach washed away the glory of writing the best results of the Chinese shooting team in the Olympic Games. Today, Xu Haifeng said with a smile: "It is indeed much easier to do administrative work." Even so, the pressure on Xu Haifeng

The burden on the shoulders of the deputy director of the center is not light.

"I am in charge of the scientific research work of all projects of the Modern Pentathlon and the Zijian Center." In the past two months, Xu Haifeng conducted a thorough investigation of the Modern Pentathlon that he was in charge of.

"For me, this is a completely unfamiliar environment. During this period, apart from going to Guangzhou to participate in the modern pentathlon team's winter training mobilization meeting and the 2004 summary meeting, I have basically been reading the rules and understanding the projects.

But it can be said that I am familiar with less than 50% of it so far, and I am still in the exploratory stage. "New feelings - there is a long way to go for an old player and coach who has been working in shooting events for nearly 20 years.

, it is not an easy task to realize the role change in just two months.

During this period of time when he came to his new position, Xu Haifeng had a lot of feelings.

"In general, it must be a bit uncomfortable to switch from the front line of training to an administrative position. After all, over the years, I have become accustomed to training and living with the team members." Xu Haifeng got straight to the point.

Due to the work he is in charge of, Xu Haifeng is now basically free from the tense and disorderly life he once had - commuting to and from get off work on time every day, reviewing documents, and attending various meetings... Faced with the new job, Xu Haifeng said frankly: " Although it is still a bit unaccustomed, people have to adapt to the environment.