Cui Liang (handballer)

Cui Liang (Chinese: 崔亮; pinyin: Cuī Liàng; born 15 February 1983[1]) is a Chinese handball player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics[2] with his older brother Cui Lei.[3]

Born in Shanxi Province,[3] he studied at Jinzhong Sports School (晋中市体育运动学校) in Jinzhong, Shanxi.[4] Though he was interested in basketball as a child, he switched to handball due to his brother Cui Lei's encouragement.[5] The two brothers played handball together for the PLA Navy men's team.[5] In 1999, Cui Liang joined the national men's handball team.[5]

He competed at the 2002 Asian Games with Cui Lei, finishing in 7th place.[6]

He also competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics with Cui Lei.[7] The same month, it was announced that he would travel to Toulouse to participate in the local handball league; he had met the French men's handball team's head coach in 2007 at a handball competition in Suzhou.[8]

In the lead-up to the 2018 Asian Games, he helped the Chinese women's handball team prepare for the event.[9]

References

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  4. ^ "2007全国小学生手球联赛晋中开幕_国家体育总局". 山西省体育局. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
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  6. ^ "日常工作动态". 阳泉市体育局. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  7. ^ "第十六届省运会手球比赛精彩开赛-中国·柳林政府门户网". www.liulin.gov.cn. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  8. ^ "中国男子手球队员将首次"留学"欧洲_cctv.com_上央视网 看奥运会". CCTV. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  9. ^ "中国女手看到希望重拾信心--体育--人民网". 中国体育报. Retrieved 4 August 2023.