Hu Zurong
Personal information
Native name胡祖榮
Born1939 or 1940 (age 83–84)
OccupationSports administrator
Sport
CountryChina
SportAthletics
EventPole vault

Hu Zurong (Chinese: 胡祖榮; pinyin: Hú Zǔ-róng; born 1939 or 1940) is a male Chinese athlete and sports administrator. Hu broke national records in pole vaulting, and held the national record for over 10 years.[1][2][3][4]

Hu Zurong graduated from the Class of 1960 at Nanyang Model High School, Shanghai, China. He won gold in pole vault for athletics at the 1963 GANEFO,[5] and bronze in pole vault for athletics at the 1966 GANEFO.[6] He was national champion in pole vault at the 1965 National Championships of the People's Republic of China.[7] In 1971, during training, he injured both his legs and became paralyzed.[1] He authored the books "Physical Training: 1400 Examples"[1] (身體訓練1400例) and "Pole Vault" (撐竿跳高).[8] He was awarded an honorary medal for physical culture and sports in 1980.[1] Later, in the 1980s, he became vice president of the Chinese Paralympic Sports Association.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 China Official Annual Report. Kingsway International Publications. 1981. p. 705. ISBN 9627051012.
  2. 1 2 Malcolm Lamb (2003). "AD2". Directory of Officials and Organizations in China. Vol. 1 (3 ed.). M.E. Sharpe. p. 1216. ISBN 9780765610201.
  3. 1 2 China Handbook (1985-86). Da Gong Bao. p. 589.
  4. ↑ 現代中国人名辞典: 1986 年版 (in Chinese). 1986. p. 442.
  5. ↑ "GANEFO 1963 — Pole Vault, Men". InterSportStats.
  6. ↑ "GANEFO 1966 — Pole Vault, Men". InterSportStats.
  7. ↑ "Chinese Championships". GBR Athletics .com.
  8. ↑ 王曉靜 (2019). 幸福終身從善待開始 (in Chinese). 千華駐科技出版有限公司. p. 322. ISBN 9789575923679.


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