Zhu Qinan
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- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhu.
| Olympic medal record | |||
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| Gold | 2004 Athens | 10 m Air Rifle | |
Zhu Qinan (simplified Chinese: 朱启南, born November 15, 1984 in Wenzhou) is a male Chinese sport shooter who won the gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics in the Men's 10 m Air Rifle event.
Zhu began shooting training at Wenzhou Sports School in 1999. From there, in February 2002, he joined the Zhejiang province shooting team. Zhu joined the national shooting team on December 14, 2003. At the time of his Olympic victory, he was still a junior, and his qualification round score of 599 was an equalled junior world record. He repeated this achievement at the 2004 ISSF World Cup Final in Bangkok, which he also won. He has since then won several ISSF World Cup competitions in 10 m Air Rifle. His best result in 50 m Rifle is a bronze medal from the 2004 Asian Championships. Zhu is 5'11" tall and weighs 148 pounds.
| Current world records held in 10 m Air Rifle | ||||||||
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| Junior Men | Individual | 599 |  Cheon Min Ho (KOR) Zhu Qinan (CHN) Zhu Qinan (CHN) |
April 24, 2004 August 16, 2004 October 30, 2004 |
Athens (GRE) Athens (GRE) Bangkok (THA) |
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