Pang Wei (; born 19 July 1986) is a Chinese

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. He won a gold medal in the

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at the

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and a bronze medal in the same event at the

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. He also won the

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in the same event, at the age of 20. On 29 November 2009, Pang married two-time Olympic shooting champion

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in his hometown of

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2008 Summer Olympics

Pang won the gold medal in the men's 10 metre air pistol at the

. Having won China's first Olympic gold medal in shooting, he was awarded 2,000,000

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Major performances

*2006 World Championships – 1st, 10 metre air pistol *2007 World Cup Final – 3rd, 10 metre air pistol *2007 National Intercity Games – 1st, 50 metre free pistol *2008 Summer Olympics – 10, metre air pistol

References

External links

* http://2008teamchina.olympic.cn/index.php/personview/personsen/4925 {{DEFAULTSORT:Pang, Wei 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Baoding Sport shooters from Hebei Chinese male sport shooters ISSF pistol shooters Olympic gold medalists for China Olympic shooters of China Shooters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics 2016 Olympic bronze medalists for China Asian Games medalists in shooting Shooters at the 2006 Asian Games Shooters at the 2010 Asian Games Shooters at the 2014 Asian Games Universiade medalists in shooting Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Universiade silver medalists for China Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for China