Zhang Shan

Zhang Shan

Zhang Shan (Chinese: 张山; born March 23, 1968 in Sichuan Province) is a Chinese sports shooter and Olympic Champion. She won gold medal in Olympic Skeet Shooting event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona [http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=23&sp=SHO "1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Shooting"] "databaseOlympics.com" (Retrieved on February 9, 2008)]

This event was mixed, open to both men and women. Zhang Shan was the only woman to win a medal in this mixed event from 1972 to 1992, and indeed the only woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal in an event open to both men and women. Zhang was not able to defend her title as the event was open to men only in 1996. In 2000 a women's Olympic skeet competition was added, and Zhang has remained a World-class competitor but failed to win any further Olympic medals.Shan is currently in Sports Management in China and is part of the Chinese Shooting Team management for the Beijing Olympics. She has remained active in shooting competitions around the world and will probably compete in the London Olympics. Zhang began her training in the Chengdu the provincial capital of Sichuan province.

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