Xu Haifeng
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Xu•Haifeng |
| Used name | Xu•Haifeng |
| Name order | Oriental |
| Original name | 許•海峰 |
| Born | 1 August 1957 in Zhangzhou (Changchow), Fujian (CHN) |
| Measurements | 176 cm / 85 kg |
| NOC |  People's Republic of China |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
On the afternoon of 26 July 1984, Xu Haifeng made Olympic history by becoming the first ever Chinese Olympic Champion. In the fifth and last round of the free pistol event, he moved past Sweden’s Ragnar Skanåker to become the People’s Republic’s first Olympic medallist ever (Taiwan had already medalled before). While Xu never won a World Championship medal, he was very successful at the Asian Games, winning 4 titles at both the 1986 and 1990 editions of the event. In 1990, when the Asian Games were held in Beijing, he was one of the athletes lighting the flame. He would again be honoured at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, being one of the runners with the torch in the stadium during the opening ceremony. Since 1995, Xu has been one of the coaches of the Chinese shooting team.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Summer Olympics | Shooting | CHN |
Xu Haifeng | |||
| Free Pistol, 50 metres, Men (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Shooting | CHN |
Xu Haifeng | |||
| Air Pistol, 10 metres, Men (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| Free Pistol, 50 metres, Men (Olympic) | =23 | |||||
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Shooting | CHN |
Xu Haifeng | |||
| Air Pistol, 10 metres, Men (Olympic) | 4 | |||||
| Free Pistol, 50 metres, Men (Olympic) | 7 |
Special Notes
- Torchbearer within the Olympic Stadium at the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics (Torch bearer within stadium)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Shooting Championships (1–0–2 1991 Stavanger bronze: 10 m air pistol team; 1994 Milano gold: 10 m air pistol team, bronze: 50 m free pistol team)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Asian Games (9–0–0 1986 Seoul SHO gold: 10 m air pistol, 10 m air pistol team, 50 m free pistol, and 50 m free pistol team; 1990 Beijing SHO gold: 10 m air pistol team, 25 m centre fire pistol team, 50 m free pistol, and 50 m free pistol team; 1994 Hiroshima SHO gold: 50 m free pistol team)