Hu Zurong Explained

Native Name:胡祖榮
Native Name Lang:zh
Occupation:Sports administrator
Country:China
Sport:Athletics
Event:Pole vault

Hu Zurong (Chinese: c=胡祖榮|p=Hú Zǔ-róng; born) 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]

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,[2] and bronze in pole vault for athletics at the 1966 GANEFO.[3] He was national champion in pole vault at the 1965 National Championships of the People's Republic of China.[4] In 1971, during training, he injured both his legs and became paralyzed. He authored the books "Physical Training: 1400 Examples" (身體訓練1400例) and "Pole Vault" (撐竿跳高).[5] He was awarded an honorary medal for physical culture and sports in 1980.[6] Later, in the 1980s, he became vice president of the Chinese Paralympic Sports Association.[7] [8]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: zh . 現代中国人名辞典: 1986 年版 . 442 . 1986 .
  2. Web site: GANEFO 1963 - Pole Vault, Men . InterSportStats .
  3. Web site: GANEFO 1966 - Pole Vault, Men . InterSportStats .
  4. Web site: Chinese Championships . GBR Athletics .com .
  5. Book: zh . 幸福終身從善待開始 . 王曉靜 . 千華駐科技出版有限公司 . 2019 . 9789575923679 . 322 .
  6. Book: China Official Annual Report . Kingsway International Publications . 1981 . 9627051012 . 705 .
  7. Book: Directory of Officials and Organizations in China . 1 . Malcolm Lamb . 3 . 1216 . AD2 . 9780765610201 . M.E. Sharpe . 2003 .
  8. Book: China Handbook (1985-86) . 589 . Da Gong Bao .