Office1: | Director of the State General Administration of Sports |
Term Start1: | 29 July 2022 |
Premier1: | Li Keqiang Li Qiang |
Predecessor1: | Gou Zhongwen |
Gao Zhidan | |
Native Name: | 高志丹 |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Birth Place: | Siping, Jilin, China |
Party: | Chinese Communist Party |
Alma Mater: | Beijing Sport University |
Gao Zhidan (; born January 1963) is a Chinese politician who is the current director of the State General Administration of Sports, in office since July 2022.
Gao was born in Siping, Jilin, in January 1963. After graduating from Beijing Sport University in 1988, he was assigned to the State General Administration of Sports. He moved up the ranks to become assistant director in May 2015 and deputy director in June 2016.[1] On 29 July 2022, he rose to become director, succeeding Gou Zhongwen.[2] On November 16, 2023, Gao was elected as the president of the International Wushu Federation, also succeeding Gou Zhongwen.[3]