The Best Asian Female Hammer Thrower -- Gu Yuan
亚洲女子第一链——顾原
It used to be a sports world that only European and American players could with the title in women's hammer. These few women hammer throwers, whose achievements are more than 70m, came only from Russia, Poland, Cuba and France, etc. They had won all of the world titles since women's hammer became a formal sports tiem of the World Championships in 1999. In 2002, China's Gu Yuan broke the Asian achievement with 71.1m in Asian Athletics championships and became the first one whose achievement is more than 70m in Asia. Her achievements suggest that China's hammer level reaches the world standard. Her achievement is 0.45m more than the champion's of World Championships in 2001, and just 0.6m less than the Olympic Games champion's. Looking back at Gu Yuan's achievements, we can find many "firsts". She is the first China's champion in women's hammer, the first Chinese player to break through the barrier of 60 meters, the first who broke the Asian record, the first one who passed the height of 70 meters of women's hammer and the first China's champion of hammer in the World Athletics Championships. She has broken so many records and won so many "first". But she said, "It's my biggest regret to lose the Olympic Games that had women's hammer for the first time." She meant the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, which she lost the chance to join in for just a 0.21m distance. "In that period of time, I couldn't help tearing when I heard the 'Olympic Games'." In 2004, Gu Yuan didnt bring her power into play very well in Athens Olympic Games and won just the 10th place in the race. Gu Yuan was born in the city of Yingkou, Liaoning province in May 1982. In 1994, she began to learn shot and javelin in Yingkou Sport School under the guidance of coach Liu Xiliang. In 1996, she began to have hammer training, and selected to Shanxi Provincial Team under the guidance of coach Ou Xiyuan in the same year. Two years later, she was selected to the National Team with the same coach.
女子链球运动一向属于欧美选手天下，世界上能投出70米开外的女子链球选手只有俄罗斯、波兰、古巴、法国等国寥寥数人，自女子链球1999年进入世锦赛，世界大赛奖牌尽为她们瓜分。中国选手顾原在2002年的亚洲田径锦标赛上以71米10的成绩大幅改写亚洲记录后，成为亚洲突破70米大关的女子第一人，也标志着中国女子链球一跃达到世界水平，因为此成绩超出2001年世锦赛冠军0.45米，较悉尼奥运会冠军仅0.6米的微小差距。她是中国第一个女子链球冠军、第一位突破60米大关的中国选手、第一个打破亚洲纪录的汇总过选手、亚洲突破70米大关的女子链球第一人、第一位在田径世界杯上获得女子链球冠军的中国人。太多的破纪录，太多的第一。但是顾原说：“没有参加第一届开设女子链球项目的奥运会，那是最大的遗憾。”她说的是2000年悉尼奥运会，顾原以0.21米的距离与它失之交臂。“那段时间，只要别人在我面前提到‘奥运会’三个字，我的眼泪就不由自主地流下来。”2004年雅典奥运会上，顾原发挥失常，只取得了第十名的成绩。顾原于1982年5月出生于辽宁省营口市，1994年在营口市体校从事铅球、标枪训练，教练是刘锡良；1996年改练链球，同年进山西省田径队，教练是欧喜元；1998年入选国家队，教练是欧喜元。
Her Main Achievement and Records:
主要成绩和纪录：
She won gold medal of women's hammer with 61.42m in National Youth Athletics Championships in Xinxiang, Henan and broke the Asian record the Asian record in 1998.
1998年，河南新乡全国青年田径锦标赛亚洲纪录61米42；
She won gold medal of women's hammer with 61.86m in Asian Athletics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan and broke the Asian record in 1998.
1998年，日本福冈亚洲田径锦标赛亚洲纪录61米86；
She broke the Asian record in women's hammer with 62.28m in National Athletics Championships in 1998.
1998年，全国田径锦标赛亚洲纪录62米28；
She won gold medal of women's hammer with 66.97m in the 9th National Games in Guangzhou and broke the Asian record in 2001.
2001年，广州九运会亚洲纪录66米97；
She won gold medal of women's hammer with 71.10m in the Asian Athletics Championships in Sri Lanka in 2002.
2002年，斯里兰卡亚洲田径锦标赛亚洲纪录71米10；
She won gold medal of women's hammer with 70.49m in the Asian Games in Pusan in 2002.
2002年，釜山亚运会女子链球比赛以70米49夺得金牌；
She won gold medal of women's hammer in World Cup in 2002.
2002年，世界杯赛女子链球冠军；
She won the 4th place of women's hammer in World Athletics Championships in 2002.
2003年，世界田径锦标赛女子链球第四。
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