In 2004, at the Athens Olympics, women's weightlifting at 75 kg or above, Korean female athlete Zhang Meilan began to cheer and celebrate with her coach when she got a good result of 172.5 kg.
Because at this time she already knew that she was the champion of this game.
, but soon, the moment of slapping the face came. Chinese weightlifter Tang Gonghong gritted his teeth and lifted 182.5 kilograms, a full 10 kilograms more than Zhang Meilan.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Meilan and the coach's smile that originally wanted to celebrate gradually became cold. Tang Gonghong on the
competition stage tried his best to lift the 182.5 kg barbell, and gasped in big breaths.
When the referee blew the whistle, Tang Gonghong threw the barbell in his hand and a lot of blood emerged from his nose.
In the end, Tang Gonghong successfully won the 100th gold medal in the history of the Chinese Olympic Games with his last persistence.
Now 18 years have passed since the Athens Olympics, Tang Gonghong has gradually faded out of people's sight.
So, how has Tang Gonghong been doing in the past 18 years?
risked his life and took his life
In August 2004, the 28th Olympic Games were held in Athens. Athletes from more than 200 countries around the world gathered here to hold a sports feast.
In this Olympics, many Chinese athletes relied on their own strength to win multiple medals for their motherland in the fierce competition.
The most impressive thing among them is that is the scene where Tang Gonghong successfully lifted 182.5 kg and his nose was bleeding.
In the initial snatch competition, Tang Gonghong seemed very nervous because this was not her strength.
In order to get better results, Tang Gonghong kept cheering himself up before going on stage and must achieve a good result.
It’s a pity that because Tang Gonghong was under too much psychological pressure, she failed to succeed in her first two snatches, and ranked eighth in the total score.
This made Tang Gonghong very anxious, and a lot of sweat appeared in his palms.
's first two results were far lower than the first-place Korean player Zhang Meilan, and Tang Gonghong's weight was heavier than Zhang Meilan.
According to the rules of the weightlifting competition, if Tang Gonghong's snatching results cannot be improved, he is likely to lose to Zhang Meilan in the clean and in the subsequent .
"Don't be so nervous, just treat this as a normal training." Just when Tang Gonghong was very nervous, the coach next to her patted her shoulder and comforted her softly.
With the comfort of the coach, Tang Gonghong felt much more relaxed. He took a deep breath and walked onto the competition stage.
Looking at Tang Gonghong walking onto the competition stage, the coach's face was very solemn. In fact, his psychological pressure is also very high.
The current situation is very unfavorable for Tang Gonghong. In the weightlifting competition, there are three snatches and three jing-and-clenchers in
html snatches and three jing-and-clenchers, and the total scores are the highest scores added up respectively.If the overall scores of the two players are the same, then Zhang Meilan, who weighs lighter than Tang Gonghong, is likely to win the final championship.
Now, Zhang Meilan's first two clean and trunking results far surpassed Tang Gonghong.
Thinking of this, the coach couldn't help but rub his tired eyes.
Then, the coach looked at Tang Gonghong on the competition stage and silently prayed in his heart that she could get a good result.
But at this moment, Tang Gonghong on the competition stage was very nervous and couldn't help but sweat a lot.
In this case, Tang Gonghong tried his best, and finally only achieved a score of 122.5 kg. Zhang Meilan was 7.5 kg higher than her and scored 130 kg. The moment the score of
came out, Tang Gonghong closed his eyes tightly, and kept recalling the scene when he just snatched the snatch in his mind, and felt very regretful.
If you work hard and grit your teeth and persevere, you may get better results.The coach next to
also noticed Tang Gonghong's emotions. He stepped forward and said to Tang Gonghong, "Don't be nervous. The more nervous you are at this time, the more likely you are to make mistakes. The clean and twitch behind is your strength, and you may be able to surpass the other party." The words of coach
made Tang Gonghong relax a little.
But Tang Gonghong knew very well that although his strength was a clean and honest, Zhang Meilan had certain advantages in her grades, and it was very difficult to tie or overtake.
No matter how difficult it is, I have to grit my teeth and persevere, Tang Gonghong said silently in his heart.
In the next jerk, in order to widen the gap between the two, Zhang Meilan directly chose 165 kilograms during the first jerk. When
performed the second clean and clean, Zhang Meilan increased the 5 kilograms upwards.
But this time the weight made Zhang Meilan a little unbearable. Her face was red and her whole body was shaking, as if she was about to fall down.
With a "bang", Zhang Meilan threw the barbell in her hand to the ground, and then shook her head a little discouraged, saying that she really couldn't hold on.
Zhang Meilan walked off the stage and told her coach what happened just now.
On the other side, Tang Gonghong was ready and walked onto the competition stage.
Tang Gonghong took a deep breath, squatted down, held the barbell tightly with both hands, and lifted it up, her body shook. The barbell also landed on the ground, almost hurting her calf.
The failure of the first clean and squeezing made Tang Gonghong a little annoyed, and his eyes immediately turned red. Seeing this, the coach under the stage immediately gestured to her, indicating that she should not blame herself, adjust her emotions, and prepare for the second clean and jerk.
After being encouraged, Tang Gonghong immediately adjusted his emotions and prepared to perform a second clean and jerk.
Soon, Tang Gonghong started his second clean and truncated, and was still 172.5 kg.
I saw her on the competition stage, took a deep breath, roared, lifted the barbell steadily, successfully completing the second clean and clapper.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Meilan and her coach's faces were almost dark. They knew that their advantages had been tied by Tang Gonghong.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the venue was very anxious.
Although Tang Gonghong tied the score between himself and Zhang Meilan, the advantage was still on the other side.
After the third clean and clean kick started, Zhang Meilan directly chose 172.5 kg. A situation like
is very unfavorable for Tang Gonghong. Not to mention the weight disadvantage, if Zhang Meilan successfully lifts 172.5 kg for the third time in , then Tang Gonghong must lift more than 180 kg to win the final championship. After the
competition started, Zhang Meilan successfully lifted 172.5 kilograms.
After the referee sent a signal, Zhang Meilan threw down the barbell in her hand, ran towards her coach, and celebrated with the coach happily.
The entire Korean team is immersed in the atmosphere of winning the championship at this moment. Zhang Meilan looked at Tang Gonghong provocatively, as if saying, "Give up, the championship is mine."
Tang Gonghong ignored her and came to the competition stage.
The third clean and clean, Tang Gonghong chose 182.5 kg, 10 kg higher than Zhang Meilan.
Coach looked at Tang Gonghong in the audience with a very solemn expression. He didn't know whether Tang Gonghong could successfully lift the 182.5 kilograms.
In previous training, Tang Gonghong raised 180 kilograms in few times and his grades were not stable.
But at this time, Tang Gonghong no longer cared about so many things, so she decided to do it.
The entire competition are very quiet, and everyone is calm, fearing that it will affect Tang Gonghong.
Tang Gonghong took a deep breath, then roared, held the barbell with both hands, and lifted it up. After successfully lifting it up, Tang Gonghong gritted his teeth and persevered, his face turned red.
The original few seconds have also become very long here in Tang Gonghong.
Finally, the referee gave a victory signal.
In an instant, the Chinese team began to hug and cheer. Tang Gonghong's total score was 305 kg, surpassing the South Korean team and also set a new record.
But after the success of the clean and clean, a lot of blood flowed out of Tang Gonghong's nose and a lot of blood stains were stained on her clothes.
It is precisely because of this incident that many rumors have appeared on the Internet. Some say that she is "destined to live long", and some say that she was directly pushed into the hospital after the competition, etc.
After the Olympic champion ended, Tang Gonghong was rarely seen on the field.
This makes people wonder where Tang Gonghong went after the game? How is your life?
Happy life after the game
After winning the championship with all your might, Tang Gonghong's body often feels uncomfortable, especially during training.
Coach was worried about her health, so he took her to the hospital for examination.
But when the doctor saw Tang Gonghong's physical examination report, he said to her very seriously: "You must be hospitalized for treatment now and you cannot be trained. If you insist on training, your blood vessel is likely to burst."
It turned out that the desperate effort caused great damage to Tang Gonghong's body and she could not let her perform the next training.
When she heard the doctor's words, Tang Gonghong felt very sad because she originally planned to hold the Olympics in Beijing next.
Now, she has to let her leave her beloved weightlifting competition stage.
After retiring, Tang Gonghong was recuperating and conditioning his body while working as a coach at training base .
During those days, Tang Gonghong had to go to the hospital for a check-up every six months, and his daily life was very regular, and he rarely used electronic products such as mobile phones.
Even so, Tang Gonghong occasionally feels dizzy.
By 2007, Tang Gonghong decided to fight again for the Beijing Olympics.
So, she participated in the women's weightlifting competition held this year, won two bronze medals, and announced that she had made official contributions.
yelled at each other, and she returned to the national women's weightlifting team and continued to train.
Coach
For her health, he specially asked a doctor to follow Tang Gonghong at all times. Once he found something abnormal in her body, he asked the doctor to examine her immediately.
But in order to recover as soon as possible, Tang Gonghong practices hard every day, which also causes her blood pressure to get higher and higher.
Seeing this, the doctor immediately asked Tang Gonghong to stop training and conducted a comprehensive examination of her body.
In the end, due to physical reasons, Tang Gonghong missed the chance to participate in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
This also became the most regrettable thing for Tang Gonghong in his life.
In 2008, Beijing Olympic grandly opened. Looking at the Chinese athlete standing in the arena, Tang Gonghong couldn't help but shed tears.
In October of the year, Tang Gonghong announced his retirement and then returned to his ordinary life.
Tang Gonghong used the savings he had saved over the years to build a small western-style building for his parents in his hometown, allowing them to live a happy old age.
But what Tang Gonghong didn’t know was that the one who was most worried about was Tang Gonghong.
Tang Gonghong was born in a poor rural family. His father worked outside all year round, and all the farm work in the family was the mother alone.
When Tang Gonghong was young, his mother got to work in the fields before dawn. Because of fear, my mother would take her and her sister to the field.
However, the mother just let the two of them play next to her and would not let them go to the field to work.
In order to get Tang Gonghong to study, the parents asked their relatives to borrow money with shamelessness, so they collected enough tuition fees.
The sensible Tang Gonghong felt sorry for his parents, so he bought them all kinds of clothes and furniture after retirement.
Seeing this, her parents always told her not to spend money randomly, save the money and let Tang Gonghong use it himself.
In order to make Tang Gonghong have her own happiness, her aunt introduced her to a young man, Sun Aimin.
Sun Aimin is a handsome and tall young man. When Tang Gonghong saw him, he was moved. However, she did not have the idea of developing with the other party.
Tang Gonghong feels that he is not an Olympic champion now, but an ordinary person, and he is very fat, so he may not look down on him.
But the facts are completely different from what Tang Gonghong thought. After seeing her, Sun Aimin often called her to come out for dinner.
And, when Tang Gonghong was worried, he would patiently relieve and comfort her.
After a long time, the two of them gradually developed feelings for each other.
On December 1, 2012, Tang Gonghong and Sun Aimin entered the palace of marriage with the blessings of their relatives and friends.
At the wedding, Sun Aimin held Tang Gonghong's hand and said with a very expression: "In the future, I will take good care of you and love you."
Hearing this sentence, Tang Gonghong nodded crying and then hugged Sun Aimin.
After marriage, Tang Gonghong and Sun Aimin had a son, and the family's life was very happy.
Although Tang Gonghong has retired, we cannot forget the efforts she has made to win the championship.
