Teng Zhiqiang
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 Teng Zhiqiang (right) and Sui Hongjun (left), the slalom coach of Heyuan Water Sports Center, Guangdong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | 滕志强 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 October 1991 (age 33) Mayang, Hunan[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  China | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | C1, C2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Traditional Chinese | 滕志强 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 滕志强 | ||||||
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Teng Zhiqiang (Chinese: 滕志强; born October 26, 1991, in Gaocun, Mayang, Hunan[1]) is a Chinese male slalom canoeist[3] who competed at the international level from 2005 to 2013.[4]
He won a gold medal in the C1 event at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou.[5] Teng became the first person from Mayang to win gold at the Asian Games,[1] as well as the first person to win a canoe slalom event at the Asian Games.[3] He also won gold in the C1 event at the 2010 Asian Championships in Xiasi[6] and the 2013 National Games in Guangzhou.[7]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the C1 event where he finished in 12th place after being eliminated in the semifinals.[8]
Teng was born in Chetou (车头村), Gaocun (高村镇), Mayang. He was a good swimmer in his childhood. In 2002 he joined the Heyuan Water Sports Center where he was coached by Sui Hongjun.
