Zhou Zhongge (; born 15 February 1967) is a Chinese

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

coach and former

high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

er. His personal best was , set in 1990. He was the gold medallist at the

1990 Asian Games The 1990 Asian Games also known as the XI Asiad and the 11th Asian Games ( zh, c=第十一届亚洲运动会, p=Dì shíyī jiè yàzhōu yùndònghuì), were held from September 22 to October 7, 1990, in Beijing, China. This was the first Asian Ga ...

and the

1998 Asian Games The 1998 Asian Games (), officially known as the 13th Asian Games and the XIII Asiad, was an Asian multi-sport event celebrated in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6 to 20, 1998, with 377 events in 36 sports and disciplines participated by 6,554 ...

silver medallist. He was the winner at the

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in 1998. A four-time national champion, he represented his country at the

1991 World Championships in Athletics The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1. 1517 athletes from 167 countries participa ...

and Asia at the

1998 IAAF World Cup 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

. He went into coaching after retiring from competition and helped

Zhang Shufeng Zhang Shufeng (; born 24 November 1984) is a Chinese high jumper. His personal best jump is , achieved in August 2006 in Shijiazhuang. He is from Heilongjiang province.Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

, he went to school in Chaoyang District in the city and rose to become the national high school champion in the high jump in 1986. At the age of twenty-three he won his first national title at the Chinese Athletics Championships, clearing a lifetime best and championship record of to succeed

Liu Yunpeng Liu Yunpeng (; born October 24, 1962) is a retired Chinese high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-pr ...

.Chinese Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-11-15. This gained him selection for the

, held in his hometown of Beijing, and he cleared to take the gold medal, seeing off a challenge from both national rival Liu and Japan's

Takahisa Yoshida Takahisa Yoshida ( ja, 吉田孝久; born 17 February 1970) is a Japanese former high jumper who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dha ...

. This win made it three straight victories for China in that event, as

Zhu Jianhua Zhu Jianhua (; born 29 May 1963) is a retired Chinese high jumper. His personal best of 2.39 metres is a former world record for the event, and is still the Chinese record. In Helsinki 1983, Zhu became China's first man to win a medal in th ...

had won the previous two editions.Asian Games
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-11-15. Zhou made his debut at a global at the

, being one of two selections alongside Xu Yang. Both jumpers achieved in the qualifying round and failed to progress. He did not compete at a high level for several years after 1991, with his one performance of note being a third-place finish at the 1993 Chinese Games, finishing behind Xu and

Bi Hongyong Bi Hongyong (born 16 November 1974) is a retired Chinese high jumper The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-pra ...

. His return to form came in the 1998 season. He claimed the second national title of his career, topping the field with a clearance of . He regained his place as the continent's top jumper by winning the gold medal at the

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in July, getting the better of Lee Jin-Taek of South Korea and Malaysian

Loo Kum Zee Loo Kum Zee (born 2 December 1974) is a Malaysian high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.24 metres, achieved in December 1995 in Chiangmai. He won bronze medals at the Asian Championships in 1995, 1998, 2002 and 2003. He also competed at th ...

. His winning mark of was among the best of his career and the best performance at the championships since Zhu Jianhua's 1983 victory.Asian Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-11-15. He attempted to take his second continental title of the year at the

but his jump of in the final was not enough to beat Lee and he finished with a silver medal. In his last international outing that year, he placed fifth for Asia at the

.Zhongge Zhou
IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-11-15. After 1998 his successes were limited to national level. He won two further national titles in 2000 and 2001 to bring his career total to four. He narrowly missed out on a gold medal on countback at the 2001 Chinese National Games, coming second in a final where all the medallists achieved the same height of .第9届全国运动会各项比赛前三名 (9th National Games Medalists)
. jx918. Retrieved on 2013-03-27. In his last season of competition in 2002, he had a season's best of in

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. Following his retirement from high jumping, he went into high jump coaching. Among his first charges was

Zhang Shufeng Zhang Shufeng (; born 24 November 1984) is a Chinese high jumper. His personal best jump is , achieved in August 2006 in Shijiazhuang. He is from Heilongjiang province.2005 Asian Athletics Championships The 2005 Asian Athletics Championships were the 16th edition of the international athletics competition between Asian nations. It was held in Incheon, South Korea between 1–4 September 2005. Results Men * The original bronze medalist, An ...

and won twice at the National Games.08/09/22 Challenging the Body’s Limits—High Jump (Part 2)
CCTV (2009-08-22). Retrieved on 2015-11-15.

National titles

* Chinese Athletics Championships **High jump: 1990, 1998, 2000, 2001

International competitions

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhou, Zhongge Living people 1967 births Athletes from Beijing Chinese male high jumpers Chinese athletics coaches Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games silver medalists for China Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games World Athletics Championships athletes for China Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games 20th-century Chinese people