Cui Liang (handballer) explained

Cui Liang (; born 15 February 1983[1]) is a Chinese handball player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics[2] with his older brother Cui Lei.

Born in Shanxi Province,[3] he studied at Jinzhong Sports School (晋中市体育运动学校) in Jinzhong, Shanxi.[4] Though he was interested in basketball as a child, he switched to handball due to his brother Cui Lei's encouragement.[5] The two brothers played handball together for the PLA Navy men's team.[5] In 1999, Cui Liang joined the national men's handball team.[5]

He competed at the 2002 Asian Games with Cui Lei, finishing in 7th place.[6]

He also competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics with Cui Lei.[7] The same month, it was announced that he would travel to Toulouse to participate in the local handball league; he had met the French men's handball team's head coach in 2007 at a handball competition in Suzhou.[8]

In the lead-up to the 2018 Asian Games, he helped the Chinese women's handball team prepare for the event.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 崔亮_体育明星 . 新浪竞技风暴 . 4 August 2023.
  2. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cu/cui-liang-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418072241/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cu/cui-liang-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 13 July 2012.
  3. News: 奥运手球赛场:上阵亲兄弟 打球姊妹花 . 4 August 2023 . 京九晚报.
  4. News: 2007全国小学生手球联赛晋中开幕_国家体育总局 . 4 August 2023 . 山西省体育局.
  5. News: 中国手球队闪亮之星:崔亮 穿针引线的能手 . 4 August 2023 . 中国体育报.
  6. Web site: 日常工作动态 . 阳泉市体育局 . 4 August 2023.
  7. News: 第十六届省运会手球比赛精彩开赛-中国·柳林政府门户网 . 4 August 2023 . www.liulin.gov.cn.
  8. News: 中国男子手球队员将首次"留学"欧洲_cctv.com_上央视网 看奥运会 . 4 August 2023 . CCTV.
  9. News: 中国女手看到希望重拾信心--体育--人民网 . 4 August 2023 . 中国体育报.