Zhang Lin
Zhang Lin
Zhang Lin, born in Beijing on January 6, 1987, is an athlete of the Chinese swimming team.
Zhang Lin entered the national team in 2002, won the men's 400m freestyle champion in the 10th National Games in 2005, won the silver medal in the men's 400m Freestyle in the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, achieving a historic breakthrough in Chinese men's swimming, won the men's 800m Freestyle in the world championships in Rome in 2009, becoming the first world champion in Chinese swimming history, and won the CCTV Sports Awards in 2010 Best male athlete at the grand ceremony.
Early experience
In 1994, Zhang Lin trained at Haidian amateur sports school in Beijing. Her coach was Li Xiaona. In 1999, Zhang Lin entered the second Sports School of Beijing swimming team and studied with Wang Zhuolong. In 2000, coach Chen Yinghong recruited Zhang Lin, who was training for the second Beijing swimming team, into the Beijing swimming team.
Sports career
In 2002, Zhang Lin joined the national team under Chen Yinghong. In 2003, Zhang Lin won the eighth place in the men's 800 meter freestyle at the 10th World Swimming Championships. In 2004, Zhang Lin took part in the men's 800m Freestyle in Athens Olympic Games and entered the final. In July 2005, in the men's 200m freestyle semi-final of the world swimming championships, Zhang Lin swam 1:48.05, breaking the Asian record held by Japan; in the 1500m freestyle, Zhang Lin won the sixth place with 15:09.79, breaking the national record held by Yu Cheng for three years. In October, Zhang Lin won the men's 400m freestyle with 3:51.32 in the 10th National Games. In August 2006, the Pan Pacific Swimming Championship was held in Canada. Zhang Lin won a bronze medal in the men's 200m freestyle. In March 2007, in the final of men's 200m freestyle in Melbourne World Championships, Zhang Lin swam 1:47.53 and finally won the sixth place, setting a new national record. At the end of the year, Zhang Lin had a three-month training in Australia, under the guidance of Dennis. In February 2008, Zhang Lin won the third place in the men's 200m freestyle final of China swimming open, and then won the gold medal in the men's 1500m freestyle with a score of 15:05.57. In April, the National Swimming Championship was held in Shaoxing. Zhang Lin set a new national record in the men's 400 meter freestyle with 3 minutes 44.97 seconds, which is the third time that Zhang Lin has rewritten the national record in the 400 meter freestyle in the past five months. In the 1500 meter freestyle, Zhang Lin broke the national record with 14 minutes 55.9 seconds. In August, Zhang Lin won the silver medal in the men's 400m freestyle final of the Beijing Olympic Games in 3:42.44, becoming the first Chinese male swimmer to win a swimming medal in the history of the Olympic Games. in February 2009, Zhang Lin won the men's 200m freestyle with 1:43.04 in the Japanese Short pool swimming open, and broke the competition record of the event. In July, the world swimming championship was held in Rome. In the final of men's 400m freestyle, Zhang Lin won a bronze medal in 3:41.35; in the gold medal competition of men's 800m freestyle, Zhang Lin won the gold medal in 7:32.12, breaking the world record of 7:38.65 set by Australian Hackett in 2005, and becoming the first world champion of men's events in Chinese swimming history Zhang Lin finished fifth in the men's 1500 meter freestyle. In October, the 11th National Games kicked off. Zhang Lin won the men's 400m freestyle champion with 3:44.29; in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay final, Zhang Lin and her teammates won the champion with 3:15.50 and broke the Asian record; then Zhang Lin won the men's 200m freestyle champion with 1:46.12 and the men's 1500m freestyle champion with 15:03.12 Swimming bronze. In December, the swimming competition of the 5th East Asian Games started. The men's 4x200m freestyle relay led by Zhang Lin won a silver medal in 7:20.21, while Zhang Lin won a bronze medal in the men's 200m freestyle final in 1:49.59. In January 2010, Zhang Lin won the best male athlete award of 2009 CCTV Sports Awards ceremony, and then Zhang Lin won the annual breakthrough athlete award in Sina 2009 network ceremony. In April, the National Swimming Championship opened in Shaoxing. In the men's 200m freestyle final, Zhang Lin ranked fourth after the first 50m, but with her efforts in the second half, she finally won the championship by 1:47.54. Meanwhile, in the men's 400m freestyle final and the men's 1500m freestyle final, Zhang Lin scored 3:44.91 and 15:0.39 respectively He won the championship. In August, Zhang Lin again won the bronze medal in the men's 400m freestyle at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in 3:46.91. In November, Zhang Lin helped the Chinese team to win the first place in the men's 4 × 200m freestyle relay at the Guangzhou Asian Games. In addition, Zhang Lin also won a bronze medal in the 1500 meter freestyle with 15 minutes 22.03. in July 2011, the men's 4x200m freestyle relay of Shanghai Swimming World Championships was contested. Zhang Lin helped the Chinese team beat Germany, Australia and Japan with a score of 7:05.67 to win a bronze medal after the United States and France. in may 2012, Zhang Lin won the championship in the men's 200m freestyle final of the National Youth swimming championship with a score of 1:49.50. In April 2013, Zhang Lin lost the preliminary competition of men's 200m freestyle in the National Swimming Championship and national games. After the National Games, Zhang Lin chose to study abroad, and her sports career came to an end.
Career data
National competition
Other competitions
Award winning record
Off site activities
In August 2009, Zhang Lin and singer Liu Yuanyuan sang "the country" at the "concert to commemorate the first anniversary of the success of the Beijing Olympic Games" held in Beijing. In November, Zhang Lin came to Foshan Sports School to teach the swimming students the secrets. In April 2010, Zhang Lin appeared in Beijing University gymnasium to cheer Ding Junhui of snooker China open. In October, Zhang Lin became the first torchbearer of the Guangzhou Asian Games. In January 2011, Zhang Lin presented the best newcomer of the year award to CCTV sports figures in 2010. in August 2016, Zhang Lin came to the opening site of the fourth Olympic swimming festival in Chongqing to witness the moment when the Rio Olympic flame was lit with the public. in July 2020, he participated in the Tencent Video Sports Program "super new Star Games" and served as a member of the coaching team.
Character evaluation
Zhang Lin is not Phelps, but he is Liu Xiang in the swimming pool. He is the flag of Chinese men's swimming. He makes Chinese men's swimming have a real spokesman in the world swimming. (Cao Yongping, general manager of the official website of the Chinese Olympic Committee) Zhang Lin's historic breakthrough in men's swimming in the 2009 World Championships symbolizes the continuous development of China's sports in depth, breadth and sophistication. (comments by Du min, executive editor in chief of Oriental Sports Daily) Zhang Lin's movements are exquisite and standard, and his stroke effect is excellent. His competition is a textbook for freestyle swimmers. (Tencent sports review) Zhang Lin, Wu Peng and Lai Zhongjian are known as the "three heavenly kings" of the Chinese men's swimming team, and they are also known as the "eyebrow less heroes". Zhang Lin won the gold medal in the men's 800m Freestyle in the 2009 World Swimming Championships. China's swimming ended its embarrassing history of not having a world champion. This gold medal is of great significance to Zhang Lin and Chinese swimming, which not only includes practical significance, but also includes the driving force for the development of the project. It can be said that Zhang Lin and Chinese swimming will become more energetic and more confident because of the birth of this gold medal. (Tencent sports review)
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