Hu Minghai (Chinese: 胡明海; pinyin: Hú Míng Hǎi; born April 19, 1989, in Yueyang, Hunan[2]) is a former Chinese male slalom canoeist specializing in the C2 event. He and his partner Shu Junrong competed together as a team from 2003 to the 2013 National Games.
 Hu Minghai (front/left) with Shu Junrong at the 2012 Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | 胡明海 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 April 1989[1] Yueyang, Hunan[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | male Slalom Canoeist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Traditional Chinese | 胡明海 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 胡明海 | ||||||
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Early life
editHu was born in Wensheng residential community (文胜社区) of Rongjiawan (荣家湾), Yueyang county, Hunan. As a small child he used to go swimming and rowing in a fishing boat behind his parents' back in summer in a pond near his home. He had grown to be an excellent swimmer and rower at the age of eight or nine. He had strong arms and good coordination skills for rowing.[2]
In 2001 it was Sui Hongjun (隋红军), who served as a whitewater slalom coach in Heyuan Water Sports Administration, Guangdong, who discovered Hu's potential in canoeing and recommended Hu to take part in slalom training. In March 2001, Hu went to Heyuan Slalom Team with Sui from Yueyang to start his slalom canoeing career.
Since Hu Minghai entered Heyuan Slalom Team in 2003, Hu and Shu Junrong being at similar age, started competing together in canoe doubles. Hu was picked for the national slalom training team in 2004 and in 2006, he became a full member of the Chinese canoe slalom team. The two-man team gradually became leading figures of Chinese slalom C2 events.[2][3][4][5]
Career
editHu competed in the Olympic Games twice with Shu, finishing the 10th in 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 6th in 2012 London Olympics.[6] He won the gold medal at 2010 ICF World Cup Race 1 in Prague.[7] It was first time that Chinese paddlers took a win in C2 in ICF World Cup. From 2006 to 2012, he won four gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze medals in the ICF World Cup series, including Asian Championships and Oceanian Championships. From 2005 to 2013, Hu competed in China National Games three times, winning gold in 2009 and 2013 and silver in 2005.[8][9]
World Cup individual podiums
edit| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 2006 | 27 Aug 2006 | Zhangjiajie | 1st | C21 |
| 2007 | 1 Jul 2007 | Prague | 3rd | C2 |
| 2008 | 16 Mar 2008 | Penrith | 1st | C22 |
| 22 Jun 2008 | Prague | 2nd | C2 | |
| 2010 | 2 May 2010 | Xiasi | 1st | C21 |
| 19 Jun 2010 | Prague | 1st | C2 | |
| 2012 | 17 Jun 2012 | Pau | 3rd | C2 |
- 1 Asia Canoe Slalom Championship counting for World Cup points
- 2 Oceania Championship counting for World Cup points
Career highlights
edit- 2013 National Games, gold medal, men's C2
- 2012 Olympics, 6th, men's C2
- 2010 Asian Games, gold medal, men's C2
- 2010 Asian Championships, gold medal, men's C2
- 2009 National Games, gold medal, men's C2
- 2009 Canoe slalom world championships, 8th, men's C2 (details)
- 2008 Olympics, 10th, men's C2
- 2008 Canoe Slalom World Cup event Czech Prague, silver medal, men's C2 (details)
- 2008 Canoe Slalom World Cup event Australia Penrith, gold medal, men's C2 (details)
- 2007 Canoe Slalom World Cup Race 1 – Prague, Czech, bronze medal, men's C2 (details)
- 2005 National Games, silver medal, men's C2
- 2005 Holiday Cup National canoe slalom championships – Zijin Huang Tang slalom base, gold medal, men's C2 (details)
References
edit- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hu Minghai". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23.
- ^ a b c d details about Hu Minghai' career, translating according to Heyuan Sports Bubreau (2009-10-21) 胡明海的成长经历, also see 岳阳荣家湾镇镇政府网：地方名人 胡明海 (生涯介绍); Yueyangren YYR.com (2013-9-10) : 岳阳小将胡明海全运会夺金 (含皮划艇生涯介绍)
- ^ details about his competing in the Asian games and the National Games, also see Yueyangren YYR.com (2010-11-17) 岳阳胡明海勇夺亚运金牌, (2013-09-05) General Administration of Sport of China (皮划艇激流回旋落幕“海榕组合”成功卫冕 - 12届全运会), Yueyangren YYR.com (2013-9-10) : 岳阳小将胡明海全运会夺金 (含皮划艇生涯介绍), YYR.com (2012-2-29) 岳阳小将划进伦敦奥运会
- ^ (2013-09-05) General Administration of Sport of China (12届全运会)“海榕组合”成功卫冕: 胡明海在今年冬训中左膝盖前十字断裂，不得已接受手术，5个月没有与搭档一起训练。两人表示，他们一年多来没拿过国内冠军，十二运会夺冠实属不易。
- ^ "Netease (2010-11-17) 网易亚运: 胡明海/舒俊榕 (采访记)". Archived from the original on 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
- ^ "Profile". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ 胡明海 /舒俊榕 夺得首枚皮划艇激流回旋世界杯金牌
- ^ "shangdu.com (2005-09-19)". Archived from the original on 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
- ^ Results of Canoeing at the 2009 National Games of China (2009-10-20) Archived 2016-09-11 at the Wayback Machine, Xinhua: Results of Canoeing at the 2013 National Games of China (2013-9-11); also see sports.cn (2009-10-20) & people.com (2013-9-4)