Chen Xingqiang

Chen Xingqiang (Chinese: 陈兴强; pinyin: Chén Xìngqiáng; born September 12, 1972) is a Chinese former amateur freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's super heavyweight category.[1] He won three medals (a silver and two bronze) in his signature weight division at the Asian Championships (1999 to 2001) and eventually wrestled for the Chinese squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Throughout his sporting career, Chen trained at a local wrestling club in Sichuan Province under his personal coach Bu Long.

Chen Xingqiang
Personal information
Full nameChen Xingqiang
Nationality China
Born (1972-09-12) 12 September 1972
Sichuan, China
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight125 kg (276 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleFreestyle
ClubSichuan Wrestling Club
CoachBu Long
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  China
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2000 Guilin130 kg
Bronze medal – third place1999 Tashkent130 kg
Bronze medal – third place2001 Ulan Bator130 kg

Chen qualified for the Chinese wrestling squad in the men's super heavyweight class (130 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2] Nearly six months earlier, he secured a berth with a runner-up finish at the final match of the fifth Olympic Qualification Tournament in Alexandria, Egypt, bowing out to Uzbekistan's Artur Taymazov for gold. Chen lost two straight matches each to Kyrgyzstan's Aleksandr Kovalevsky (2–4) and 1996 silver medalist Aleksey Medvedev of Belarus (0–3), slipping him out of the prelim pool to last place and fourteenth overall.[3]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chen Xingqiang". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. "悉尼奥运会中国体育代表团第一批名单" [The first batch of Chinese athletes for Sydney Olympics] (in Chinese). RMF FM. 27 August 2000. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  3. "Sydney 2000: Wrestling – Super Heavyweight Freestyle (130kg)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 134–135. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
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