Zhong Haihong

Zhong Haihong
钟海虹
Personal information
Born (1978-01-02) January 2, 1978[1]
HometownShanghai, China[2]
College / UniversityShanghai Open University[2]
National team
2004–2008China
Honours
Women's sitting volleyball
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensTeam
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingTeam
Zhong Haihong
Simplified Chinese钟海虹
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōng Hǎihóng

Zhong Haihong (Chinese: 钟海虹, born 2 January 1978) is a Chinese former Paralympic sitting volleyball player. A two-time Paralympic champion, she won gold with the China women's national team at the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Games.

Early life

Zhong is from Shanghai and contracted poliomyelitis when she was one year old. She studied at the Jing'an branch of the Shanghai Radio and Television University, now part of Shanghai Open University.[2]

Career

Zhong was a member of the China women's national sitting volleyball team. The women's sitting volleyball tournament made its Paralympic debut at the 2004 Games in Athens, where China took the inaugural gold medal ahead of the Netherlands and the United States.[3] Zhong was part of that gold-medal-winning side.[4]

At the 2008 Games in Beijing, hosted by China, the team retained the title, again finishing above the United States and the Netherlands, and Zhong won a second Paralympic gold.[5][6] China was the only nation to win the women's event in its early editions, claiming gold at Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "参加国紹介 中国". Japanese Para Sports Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "知否海上有虹霓——记上海电视大学静安分校钟海虹". Shanghai Open University (in Chinese). 28 February 2018. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Paris 2024: Introduction to sitting volleyball". International Paralympic Committee. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Volleyball at the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Volleyball at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Paralympic History Timeline". USA Volleyball. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
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