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| Native name | 许海峰 | ||||||||||||||
| Born | August 1, 1957[1] Zhangzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China | ||||||||||||||
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Xu Haifeng (simplified Chinese: 许海峰; traditional Chinese: 許海峰; pinyin: Xǔ Hǎifēng; born August 1, 1957) is a male Chinese pistol shooter. He specializes in the 50 meter pistol event. He was born in Zhangzhou, Fujian and joined Anhui province's shooting team.
Xu won the gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the first time that an athlete of the People's Republic of China won a Summer Olympic gold medal. After retiring in 1995, he became a coach of Chinese National Shooting Team.
Xu was the torchbearer to bring the Olympic Torch into the Beijing National Stadium, near the end of the 2008 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony. He also carried the flag of the Olympic Council of Asia at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Asian Games. Xu is married to Zhao Lei, his coach's daughter in the Chinese National Shooting Team. They have a daughter, Xu Jia. Xu is the Deputy Director of the Chinese Cycling and Fencing Administration Center.
- ^ Xu Haifeng at Olympedia