Zhao Hailin

Zhao Hailin (Chinese: 赵海林; pinyin: Zhào Hǎilín; born May 20, 1977) is a Chinese former Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's super heavyweight category.[1] Throughout his wrestling career, Zhao owned a tally of two medals, a gold (2000) and a bronze (1999), at the Asian Championships, picked up a bronze in the 130-kg division at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, and eventually represented China at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Zhao trained under the tutelage of his personal coach and mentor Zhang Wenqiu at the Shanghai University of Sport.

Zhao Hailin
Personal information
Full nameZhao Hailin
Nationality China
Born (1977-05-20) 20 May 1977
Shanghai, China
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight99 kg (218 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleGreco-Roman
ClubShanghai University of Sport
CoachZhang Wenqiu
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  China
Asian Games
1998 Bangkok130 kg
Asian Championships
2000 Seoul130 kg
1999 Tashkent130 kg

Zhao qualified for the Chinese wrestling squad in the men's super heavyweight class (130 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, by finishing fifth and receiving a berth from the fourth stop of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Denver, Colorado, United States.[2] There, he lost his opening match to three-time Olympian and 1992 heavyweight champion Héctor Milián of Cuba by an arduous 0–1 verdict, but bounced back to turn down Estonia's Helger Hallik on the mat with a magnificent 3–2 score to close the prelim pool. Placing fourteenth out of twenty registered wrestlers in his signature category, Zhao's feat was not enough to advance him further to the quarterfinals.[3]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zhao Hailin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  2. "悉尼奥运会中国体育代表团第一批名单" [The first batch of Chinese athletes for Sydney Olympics] (in Chinese). RMF FM. 27 August 2000. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  3. "Sydney 2000: Wrestling – Super Heavyweight Greco-Roman (130kg)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 111–112. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
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