Personal information | |
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Native name | 胡祖榮 |
Born | 1939 or 1940 (age 84–85) |
Occupation | Sports administrator |
Sport | |
Country | China |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Pole vault |
Hu Zurong ( Chinese: 胡祖榮; pinyin: Hú Zǔ-róng; born 1939 or 1940) is a male Chinese athlete and sports administrator. Hu broke national records in pole vaulting, and held the national record for over 10 years. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Hu Zurong graduated from the Class of 1960 at Nanyang Model High School, Shanghai, China. He won gold in pole vault for athletics at the 1963 GANEFO, [5] and bronze in pole vault for athletics at the 1966 GANEFO. [6] He was national champion in pole vault at the 1965 National Championships of the People's Republic of China. [7] In 1971, during training, he injured both his legs and became paralyzed. [1] He authored the books "Physical Training: 1400 Examples" [1] (身體訓練1400例) and "Pole Vault" (撐竿跳高). [8] He was awarded an honorary medal for physical culture and sports in 1980. [1] Later, in the 1980s, he became vice president of the Chinese Paralympic Sports Association. [2] [3]
Personal information | |
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Native name | 胡祖榮 |
Born | 1939 or 1940 (age 84–85) |
Occupation | Sports administrator |
Sport | |
Country | China |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Pole vault |
Hu Zurong ( Chinese: 胡祖榮; pinyin: Hú Zǔ-róng; born 1939 or 1940) is a male Chinese athlete and sports administrator. Hu broke national records in pole vaulting, and held the national record for over 10 years. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Hu Zurong graduated from the Class of 1960 at Nanyang Model High School, Shanghai, China. He won gold in pole vault for athletics at the 1963 GANEFO, [5] and bronze in pole vault for athletics at the 1966 GANEFO. [6] He was national champion in pole vault at the 1965 National Championships of the People's Republic of China. [7] In 1971, during training, he injured both his legs and became paralyzed. [1] He authored the books "Physical Training: 1400 Examples" [1] (身體訓練1400例) and "Pole Vault" (撐竿跳高). [8] He was awarded an honorary medal for physical culture and sports in 1980. [1] Later, in the 1980s, he became vice president of the Chinese Paralympic Sports Association. [2] [3]