Data map: Zhang Guowei (picture) in the game. Photo by Tomita
Chinanews.com, March 3rd. A few days ago, in the Siena High Jump Challenge in Italy, Chinese player Zhang Guowei jumped out of the height of 2.28 meters and won the runner-up. This is the best result of his personal indoor high jump in four years. He has experienced the peaks and troughs. Is this "mudslide" in the track and field stadium expected to participate in the Olympics?
Zhang Guowei, born in 1991, was once seen as a new hope for China's high jump. In 2011, he began to make a name for himself in domestic competitions, constantly refreshing his best results. In 2013, in the National Indoor Track and Field Championships, he broke the national high jumper Zhu Jianhua's national indoor high jump record of 27 years with a record of 2.32.
Zhang Guowei won the runner-up in the Siena High Jump Challenge in Italy.
However, he is well known by the audience, and it still originates from the 2015 Beijing Athletics World Championships. At that time, Zhang Guowei not only skipped the height of 2.33 meters in the bird's nest, but also surpassed the achievements of Zhu Jianhua's World Championships and won a valuable silver medal.
But as his grades got better and better, he also suffered from injuries. At the Rio Olympics, due to injuries, Zhang Guowei, who had intended to hit the medal, failed to reach the final.
Zhang Guowei is known as the "mud rock flow" in track and field, and his naughty and funny celebration comes with a sense of joy. Outside the arena, Zhang Guowei also participated in many variety shows, which was very popular on the Internet.
Zhang Guowei celebrates the successful test jump.
In March 2019, a punishment decision of the Track Management Center was circulated on the Internet: Zhang Guowei was verified to have made up the grounds twice in late February and early March to participate in business activities without authorization. The normal preparations for war have caused adverse effects. " Therefore, the track and field management center imposed a series of punishments on Zhang Guowei, including "giving him a fire, leaving him for inspection".
Although Zhang Guowei later responded through personal social media that his behavioral leader expressed understanding and tolerance, he still fought on the front line of the national team, but he did disappear for a while.
Until April 25, 2019, Zhang Guowei quietly returned. He won the championship in a small level in Italy with a result of only 2.20. Subsequently, on May 26, Zhang Guowei played for the second time and won the championship with 2.24 meters.
Data map: Chinese athlete Zhang Guowei played in the Rio Olympic Men's High Jump Qualification Tournament. Photo by reporter Sheng Jiapeng
On August 3, 2019, Zhang Guowei made his debut at the World Championship Qualifying Tournament held in Shenyang. This is the first time he has participated in a domestic competition since he returned from the suspension and returned for the first time in the true sense. However, the result of 2.20 is obviously not the same as his peak state, let alone participate in the World Championships.
"Don't worry about me. I have built up the iron bearing capacity in the days of my injury. It is doomed to climb up from the bottom of the valley. I have been crawling for several years now. Will I still be scared when I see the dawn? I will slowly find The feeling of the game, to recover the rhythm of the game that belongs to Zhang Guowei. "He said.
At that time, Zhang Guowei stated that his goal was to impact the qualification of the World Championships and the Olympic Games. "The next goal is 2.30 meters, which is the World Championships standard. The Olympic target is 2.33 meters, which is to achieve both standards."
Data Map: The 2015 Beijing Athletics World Championships entered the final competition day. In the men's high jump final, Chinese player Zhang Guowei (pictured) won the runner-up with the defending champion Ukraine's Bondarenko with a result of 2.33. Canada's Drouin passed the playoffs and skipped 2.34 to win. Photo by Tomita
The 2m 28 jumped out of the Siena High Jump Challenge in Italy this time, although it is 5 cm away from the 2m 33 that meets the Olympic standard, but this is the best result of Zhang Guowei's personal indoor jump in the past 4 years.
After the game, Zhang Guowei said: In the past few years, he wanted to give up because of injuries. Today, this result is just the beginning. He feels that he can still be better. (Finish)