Zhang Liang (rower)

For other people named Zhang Liang, see Zhang Liang (disambiguation).

Zhang Liang (Chinese: 张亮; pinyin: Zhāng Liàng; born 14 January 1987) is a Chinese rower^[1] who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Zhang Liang

Personal information
Nationality	Chinese
Born	(1987-01-14) 14 January 1987 (age 38) Jinzhou, China
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Rowing
Event	Double sculls
Club	Hunan
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  China Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Double sculls World Championships 2019 Ottensheim Double sculls Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Double sculls 2014 Incheon Double sculls 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Single sculls 2022 Hangzhou Single sculls 2022 Hangzhou Double sculls

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.^[3][4]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he only competed in the single sculls, finishing 11th.^[5]

In the 2019 and 2021 World Rowing Championships, Zhang competed with Liu Zhiyu taking gold in the men's double sculls event.^[6]

Major performances

• 2007 World Cup Amsterdam – 8th single sculls
• 2019 World Rowing Championships Ottensheim - 1st double sculls
• 2021 World Rowing Championships Lucerne - 1st double sculls