There is a shooting shooter in the Chinese sports world who has made every move. She once set the glory of defeating a male athlete in the Olympic two-way foul sauce event and becoming the first female champion. She is Zhang Shan, a former member of the Chinese Women's Shooting Team.
Speaking of Zhang Shan's shooting sports career, it is actually not like other athletes who have been in contact with it when they were young. Although Zhang Shan entered the sports school when she was young, she actually practiced basketball at the beginning. Later, by chance, she was discovered by the coaches of the Sichuan Provincial Team. The coaches thought that Zhang Shan responded quickly and should be a good seedling for shooting. Only then did the 16-year-old Zhang Shan start her shooting career.
Zhang Shan joined the Sichuan Provincial Shooting Team in 1984. Before joining the team, Zhang Shan did not think about taking the path of a professional athlete. Like many of her peers, she wanted to get into a good university and then find a stable job after graduation. Practicing shooting disrupted Zhang Shan’s plan for the future, but in the end she resolutely gave up the opportunity to take the college entrance examination and devoted herself to the shooting career.
I have to say that Zhang Shan is indeed very talented in shooting, and she is born to be a person who earns this job. In 1989, Zhang Shan, who had been practicing shooting for five years, joined the national team and started training. Since she firmly decided to follow the athlete's path, Zhang Shan has a wish in her heart. She feels that since she has chosen sports, she must do her best, so she wants to win the Olympic gold medal and let the whole world see the style of Chinese shooting athlete . In 1989, Zhang Shan, who was a freshman, won the women's two-way individual and team championship at the World Cup World Championships. In 1992, Zhang Shan got the qualification to participate in the Barcelona Olympics as he wished, and she was only one step away from success.
It is no exaggeration to describe Zhang Shan at the Barcelona Olympics. Standing on the field, she has a kingly style. In the mixed competition between men and women, Zhang Shan not only created a miracle of 200 bullets, but also defeated a group of male players in the finals, breaking the record and winning a gold medal steadily. Before Zhang Shan, no female contestant won the championship in this event. Zhang Shan not only realized his dream, but also created glory in shooting history.
It is worth mentioning that after Zhang Shan won the championship, International Olympic Committee canceled this project, and Zhang Shan became the only female champion in this project. Later, Zhang Shan wanted to realize his college dream, so he focused on his studies and went to Sichuan University to study. It was not until 1997 when the two-way flying saucer event returned to the Olympics that Zhang Shan chose to make a comeback. Although Zhang Shan had not participated in the competition for a long time at that time, her strength should not be underestimated. The year after the event resumed, Zhang Shan won the gold medal in the World Cup. Unfortunately, she failed to continue writing at the 000 Sydney Olympics.
But in the year of the Sydney Olympics, Zhang Shan and Australian shooting referee Barnes reunited. Barnes later became her husband. When he was with Barnes, the outside world was full of rumors. People around him didn't understand why Zhang Shan chose Barnes, who was 11 years older than him. What's more, some people said that Zhang Shan was admiring foreign countries and wanted to settle abroad and become a foreign nationality, so he was with Barnes. Zhang Shan's parents also opposed their relationship, but Zhang Shan would not look back if he knew one person.
004, Zhang Shan and Barnes became husband and wife. After marriage, Zhang Shan blocked the mouths of those who were talking nonsense with his practical actions of "resolutely not changing his nationality". Zhang Shan’s husband Barnes respects Zhang Shan’s decision very much. The two people truly love each other, so it doesn’t matter whether their nationalities are the same.
After getting married, Zhang Shan did not give up his beloved shooting career. She still galloped on the field, sweating to the fullest. 004 Athens Olympics Zhang Shan failed to participate. In 2005, 37-year-old Zhang Shan won the National Games Women's Two-way UFO Championship.In 2010, Zhang Shan was over 40 years old, but she still defeated the young player and won the Asian Games gold medal again after 20 years. In the following year's World Cup Chile station, 43-year-old Zhang Shan won the championship and stood on the podium of the World Championship under the gaze of the crowd. Her slightly old face was filled with a winning smile. Her age did not make her retreat, but instead aroused her desire for a championship.
Zhang Shan loves shooting and loves competitions. She enjoys the satisfaction and happiness brought to her by the competition. When the opponents around him changed batch after batch, only Zhang Shan was still stuck on the field. Although Zhang Shan failed to reproduce the myth of hitting every shot after that, her persistence in shooting has made an immortal legend over the years. Now everyone can still see the 54-year-old Zhang Shan on the field. She said she would not retire, and as long as she thought, she would always be her year of fighting.
