Meng Guanliang
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| Native name | 孟关良 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 January 1977[1] Dingqiao, Haining, Jiaxing, China[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Wuhan Sports University, Hubei[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | male sprint canoeist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | yes [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Meng Guanliang (simplified Chinese: 孟关良; traditional Chinese: 孟關良; pinyin: Mèng Guānliáng, born January 24, 1977, in Shaoxing, Zhejiang) is a Chinese former flatwater canoeist who has competed since 1998. He was the gold medalist at two Olympic Games, winning the C-2 500 m gold medal both in 2004 and 2008.
As a competitive canoeist, Meng once announced his retirement at 2005 China National Games end, he made a comeback in October 2006,[4] Meng officially announced retirement after the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[3]
As Champions in two Olympic Games, Meng won much honour. He was the winners at the Best Group of CCTV Sports Personality Awards of Year 2008, the 2008 China Top Ten Benefiting Laureus Sports for Good,[5] the 2008 most influential people in Zhengjiang.[6] Meng was selected as the representative of 18th CCPC National Congress;[7] he currently serves as the director at Water Sports Administration Center of Zhejiang .[8]
