Teng Zhiqiang
![]() Teng Zhiqiang (right) and Sui Hongjun (left), the slalom coach of Heyuan Water Sports Center, Guangdong | |||||||||||||||
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Native name | 滕志强 | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Chinese | ||||||||||||||
Born | 26 October 1991 (1991-10-26) (age 32) Mayang, Hunan[1] | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||
Event | C1, C2 | ||||||||||||||
Retired | 2013 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Traditional Chinese | 滕志强 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 滕志强 | ||||||
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Teng Zhiqiang (Chinese: 滕志强; born October 26, 1991, in Gaocun, Mayang, Hunan[1]) is a Chinese male slalom canoeist[3] who competed at the international level from 2005 to 2013.[4]
He won a gold medal in the C1 event at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou.[5] Teng became the first person from Mayang to win gold at the Asian Games,[1] as well as the first person to win a canoe slalom event at the Asian Games.[3] He also won gold in the C1 event at the 2010 Asian Championships in Xiasi[6] and the 2013 National Games in Guangzhou.[7]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the C1 event where he finished in 12th place after being eliminated in the semifinals.[8]
Teng was born in Chetou (车头村), Gaocun (高村镇), Mayang. He was a good swimmer in his childhood. In 2002 he joined the Heyuan Water Sports Center where he was coached by Sui Hongjun.
World Cup individual podiums
Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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2010 | 2 May 2010 | Xiasi | 2nd | C11 |
- 1 Asian Canoe Slalom Championship counting for World Cup points
References
- ^ a b c Mayang News.com: Story on Teng Zhiqiang (2013-09-04)[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Teng Zhiqiang". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ a b heyuan.gov (2012-3-6)[permanent dead link], also see heyuan.gov (2010-11-16): Story on Teng Zhiqiang[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Zhiqiang TENG (CHN)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ Heilongjiang.gov (2013-09-11)
- ^ gog.cn (2010-05-02)
- ^ people.com (2013-09-03), also see ylxw.net (2013-09-05)[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Athlete profile at london2012.com". Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
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