Wang Yifu
Wang Yifu (, born December 4, 1960, in Liaoyang, Liaoning) is a male Chinese pistol shooter, and in terms of Olympic medals one of the most successful sport shooters of all times, and was the first shooter with six individual Olympic medals. He specializes in the 50 m Pistol and 10 m Air Pistol events. He is the only shooter to have won two gold medals in men's 10 metre air pistol.Wang won his first Olympic medal in the Los Angeles games at the age of 23. After this, the Air Pistol event was added to the program, and this is where he has achieved his greatest accomplishments. He won the 1992 gold medal only days after a new medal in the 50 m event. His three attempts to repeat the victory have provided impressive results and very tight duels: * In 1996, Wang had a two-point pre-final lead over Roberto Di Donna (Italy), and seemed to be the clear winner until in the last shot he got only 6.5 (at a level where anything below 9.0 is considered a very bad shot), and lost the gold medal by the closest possible margin, 0.1 point. Related to this was a collapse due to medical issues coupled with the extreme heat in Atlanta that day. * In 2000, both Wang and Franck Dumoulin (France) scored 590 points and tied for a new Olympic record. Wang lost by two points in the final. * In the 2004 competition, Wang scored 590 once more, but lost the Olympic record to Mikhail Nestruev (Russia) who achieved 591. However, the Chinese managed to erase the small gap and eventually won by a margin of 0.2 points to get his second Olympic gold.
Also in the ISSF World Shooting Championships, Wang has won both 50 m Pistol (in 1994) and 10 m Air Pistol (in 1998).
Wang Yifu is married to sport shooter Zhang Qiuping. Provided by Wikipedia
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12by Yifu Wang, Nicolas Casajus, Christopher Buddle, Dominique Berteaux, Maxim LarrivéeGet full text
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15by Rui Yang, Mingyang Han, Zhengyi Fu, Yifu Wang, Wang Zhao, Gang Yu, Zhenhua MaGet full text
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17by Alegría Olmedo, E. J. Milner‐Gulland, Daniel W. S. Challender, Laure Cugnière, Huong Thi Thu Dao, Linh Bao Nguyen, Ana Nuno, Emelyne Potier, Martin Ribadeneira, Laura Thomas‐Walters, Anita Kar Yan Wan, Yifu Wang, Diogo VeríssimoGet full text
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18by Nafeesa Esmail, Bonnie C. Wintle, Michael t Sas‐Rolfes, Andrea Athanas, Colin M. Beale, Zara Bending, Ran Dai, Michael Fabinyi, Sarah Gluszek, Cathy Haenlein, Lauren A. Harrington, Amy Hinsley, Kennedy Kariuki, Jack Lam, Matthew Markus, Kumar Paudel, Sofiya Shukhova, William J. Sutherland, Diogo Verissimo, Yifu Wang, John Waugh, Jon H. Wetton, Catherine Workman, Joss Wright, Eleanor J. Milner‐GullandGet full text
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19by Daniel W.S. Challender, Michael't Sas-Rolfes, Gary W.J. Ades, Jason S.C. Chin, Nick Ching-Min Sun, Ju lian Chong, Ellen Connelly, Lisa Hywood, Sonja Luz, Rajesh K. Mohapatra, Paul de Ornellas, Keri Parker, Darren W. Pietersen, Scott I. Roberton, Gono Semiadi, Debbie Shaw, Chris R. Shepherd, Paul Thomson, Yifu Wang, Leanne Wicker, Shi Bao Wu, Helen C. NashGet full text
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