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Wu Zhongwei
Wu Zhongwei (born 10 December 1995) is a Chinese Snowboarding, para-snowboarder who competes in the SB-LL1 category. Career He represented China at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won a gold medal in the Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Men's banked slalom, banked slalom and a bronze medal in the Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Paralympics – Men's snowboard cross, snowboard cross event. References 1995 births Living people Chinese male snowboarders Paralympic snowboarders for China Snowboarders at the 2022 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Paralympics Paralympic medalists in snowboarding Paralympic gold medalists for China Paralympic bronze medalists for China 21st-century Chinese people {{PRChina-Paralympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowboarding
Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic Games. Snowboarding was developed in the United States, inspired by skateboarding, sledding, surfing, and skiing. It became popular around the globe, and was introduced as a Winter Olympic Sport at Nagano in 1998 and featured in the Winter Paralympics at Sochi in 2014. , its popularity (as measured by equipment sales) in the United States peaked in 2007 and has been in a decline since. History The first snowboards were developed in 1965 when Sherman Poppen, an engineer in Muskegon, Michigan, invented a toy for his daughters by fastening two skis together and attaching a rope to one end so he would have some control as they stood on the board and glided downhill. Dubbed the "snurfer" (combining snow and surfer) by his wife Nancy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
