Zhang Guolin (, born 14 March 1985 in Zhuanghe,

Dalian Dalian () is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China. Located on the ...

Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmost ...

) is a male

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rower, who competed for Team China at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

(in the men's lightweight double sculls) and

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 ...

(in the men's lightweight four). In the 2008 Summer Olympics, he came 5th place, making him the best-performing contestant from Asia.

Major performances

*2003 World U23 Championships – 2nd LM2X *2006 National Championships – 2nd lightweight fours *2007 National Water Sports Games – 1st LM2X *2008 World Cup Munich – 4th LM2X *2008 Olympic Games – 5th LM2X *2009 National Games – 2nd LM4- *2010 Asian Games – 1st LM2X *2011 World Rowing Championships – 4th LM4X *2012 World Cup – 1st

References

1985 births Living people Chinese male rowers Olympic rowers of China Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in rowing Rowers at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Rowers from Dalian {{PRChina-rowing-bio-stub