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Name:Wang Yifu
Gender:M
Birth Date:December 4, 1962
Birth Place:Liaoning Province
Sport:Shooting |
Personal best:
Gold Medal of air pistol, 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games
Sports career:
A fan of guns since childhood, Wang took shooting in Liaoyang Spare-time Sports Schoo at 15 and, later in 1977 he joined the Liaoning provincial shooting and then the national team in 1980.
High Performances:
1982 New Delhi Asian Games - 4th air pistol & free pistol
1982 World Championships - 6th free pistol
1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games - 3rd free pistol (564 pts)
1986 Seoul Asian Games - 1st free pistol team & air pistol team
1992 Barcelona Olympic Games - 1st air pistol, 2nd free pistol
1996 Atlanta Olympic Games - 2nd air pistol
2000 Sydney Olympic Games - 2nd air pistol
Honors:
1985 - Awarded the title of International Master of Sports
Wang Yifu is the only Chinese athlete who has taken part in the Olympic Games for five consecutive times from 1984 to 2000
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