Xu was the Gold Medal Winner of 50m pistol Men at the23rd Olympic Games, L.A. The self-trained world champion, the first gold winner of the 23rd Olympic Games, China s first Olympic gold winner, the coach of two Olympic gold winners¡XU Haifeng, the creator of the country s history of Olympic golds, froze the breath-taking shot at the 23rd Games and since then began a new era of China s Olympic history. True to his name of the "gold athlete" and "gold coach", XU Haifeng will be remembered as a sports hero and a legend never fade.
Sports Career:
From the little slinging1 "bird-terminator" to Olympic winner, Xu Haifeng has been ambitious to become a sharpshooter since childhood. Through years of strictly2 self-disciplined practicing, the determined3 Xu trained himself a real crack shot despite the lack of professional regular shooting training. In 1982, Xu enrolled4 in the provincial5 shooting team of Anhui, and two years later in 1984, the marksman started his sports career in the national team.
High Performances:
1984 The 23rd Olympic Games, L.A Gold, individual free pistol 60 shots, China s first Olympic gold medal
1986 The 10th Asia Games, Seoul -Gold, individual free pistol -Gold, individual air pistol-Gold, team free pistol
1990 Asia Games, Beijing Four gold medals
1991 World Air Pistol Championship Gold
1991 The 7th Asian Championship Five gold medals
