Zhang Liang (; born 14 January 1987) is a male Chinese

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

who competed for Team China at the

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and the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. Zhang gained international notoriety when he failed to show up for the men's single sculls at the 2008 Olympics and was therefore also disqualified from the doubles event in line with international rowing rules. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he only competed in the single sculls, finishing 11th. In the 2019 and 2021 World Rowing Championships, Zhang competed with

Liu Zhiyu Liu Zhiyu (Chinese: 刘治宇; born 5 January 1993) is a Chinese rower. He won a medal at the 2019 World Rowing Championships The 2019 World Rowing Championships were held in Ottensheim, Austria from 25 August to 1 September 2019. Apart from ...

taking gold in the men's double sculls event.

Major performances

*2007 World Cup

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– 8th single sculls *2019 World Rowing Championships

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- 1st double sculls *2021 World Rowing Championships

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- 1st double sculls

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* 1987 births Living people Chinese male rowers Olympic rowers of China Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics People from Jinzhou Asian Games medalists in rowing Rowers from Liaoning Rowers at the 2010 Asian Games Rowers at the 2014 Asian Games Rowers at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games World Rowing Championships medalists for China Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Olympic bronze medalists for China 20th-century Chinese people 21st-century Chinese people {{PRChina-rowing-bio-stub