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1.刘翔

LiuXiang(bornJuly13,1983inShanghai,China)isahurdlingathleteandOlympicgoldmedalistwhoholdsthecurrentworldrecordinthe110metreshurdleswithatimeof12.88seconds.

Career

In2002,LiulaunchedhisprofessionalcareerbywinninghisfirstIAAFGrandPrixinLausannewithaWorldJuniorandAsianrecordtimeof13.12seconds(+1.6m/stailwind)inthe110metreshurdles.Afterward,LiuchaseddownoneofhisheroesAllenJohnson,thentheworldnumber1sprinthurdler,foranautograph.WheninterviewedabouttheAthensOlympicGamestwoyearslater,Liusaidhewouldbesatisfiedifhequalifiedforthefinals.

Liuisalsotheworldjuniorindoorrecordholderinthe60mHurdleswithatimeof7.55s.WhileenroutetoalongerraceLiualsosettheworldjuniorindoorrecordinthe50mHurdleswithatimeof6.52s.TheserecordsarenotofficiallyrecognizedbytheIAAF.

HehassincemadethefinalsattheIAAFWorldChampionshipsinAthleticsandIAAFWorldIndoorChampionshipsinAthletics(twice);twoofthethreecaseshasseenAmericanhurdlinggreatAllenJohnsontakethemajorprize.InMay2004atanIAAFraceinOsakaJapan,LiumanagedtobeatJohnsonwithanAsian-recordtimeof13.06seconds.Liuhadbeehishero'sequaljustbeforetheAthensOlympicGames.

Stillyoung,Liuhadimprovedsteadily,andwonagoldmedalatthe2004SummerOlympicsinthe110metershurdlesevent.Inthefinal,heequaledColinJackson's1993worldrecordof12.91seconds.ThewindassistanceforColin'sracewas+0.5m/swhereasLiu'swindassistancewas+0.3m/s.Thiswasthefirsttimeanathleteofnon-Africandescenthadreachedunder13secondsforthe110metreshurdles.

In2005,LiuwasawardedtheLaureusWorldSportsAwardforNeweroftheYear.

Liusetanewworldrecordinthe110metreshurdles,attheSuperGrandPrixinLausanneonJuly11,2006,withatimeof12.88seconds(+1.1m/stailwind).TherecordwasratifiedbytheIAAF.[2]Inthesamerace,theAmericanDominiqueArnoldalsobeatthepreviousrecordwithatimeof12.90s

2.李连杰

JetLi

Born:Apr26,1963inBeijing,China

Occupation:Actor

Active:'80s-2000s

MajorGenres:Action

CareerHighlights:OnceUponaTimeinChina,FongSai-Yuk,SmanII

FirstMajorScreenCredit:TheShaolinTemple(1982)

Biography

FollowingcloselyonJackieChan'swell-callousedheelsasoneofthemostdazzlingphysicalperformersofthesilverscreen,JetLi'slightning-fastmoves,friendlysenseofhumor,andgenuineconcernforhisfanshaveendearedhimtoagenerationofinternationalaction-filmloversasoneofthemostrespectedfiguresinmartialartscinema.

Theyoungestoffivesiblings(consistingoftwobrotherandtwosisters)whosefatherdiedwhenhewasonlytwoyearsold,onemightsaythatthepainfullyhonestmomma'sboyhas,sincereaching***hood,slightlyoverpensatedforhisadmittedlyover-protectedchildhood(thefuturedaredevildidn'tevenlearnhowtorideabicycleuntilinhisearlyteens).SentduringsummerrecesstowhatisnowreferredtoastheBeijingSportsandExerciseschool,Liwasfatefullyassignedtothewushuclassandwasoneofamerehandfulofstudentsaskedtoreturnwhentheseasonendedandstudentsfiledbackintoclassroomsinthefall.Anexceptionallyadeptwushustudentdespitebeingonlyeightyearsofage,theexperienceboostedtheconfidenceoftheshyyouthdespiteurgestojoinhisclas***atesinafter-schoolplay.Leavinghomeforthefirsttimethefollowingyeartoattendpetition,LitookfirstplaceattheeventandwasconcurrentlygiventhehonorofperformingattheopeningceremonyoftheeagerlyanticipatedPan-Asian-African-LatinAmericanTableTennisChampionships,anhonorwhichalsoincludedtheyouthreceivingpersonalpraisefromnoneotherthanPremierZhouEnlai.

Nolongerrequiredtoattendconventionalschooling,theyoungwonderwasadmittedtoarigoroussportsschool.Eventuallyremainingwithagroupthatconsistedof20ofChina'sfinestyoungwushupractitioners,thestudentswerethenputthroughanotherkindoftrainingentirely--thistimeoftheWesternetiquettepersuasion--foranextremelyimportantgoodwilltouroftheUnitedStates.DespiteapotentiallyembarrassinginternationalincidentinwhichtheoverlyexcitedyoungsterexpressedhisexcitementwhenhespottedwhathethoughtwasaairplaneinHawaii(theplanewasactuallyTawianese,anextremelysensitiveandimportantdistinctionatthetime)andtravelswithaheavilyguardedentourage,thejourneywentfairlywellandgaveLianewfoundsenseofindependence.WinningthecovetedAll-ChinaYouthChampionshipsuponhisreturntoChinaprovidedLiwithhisfirstnationalchampionshiptitle,thoughitwasonlyapreludetoaslewofawardstoeincludingabloodiedperformanceatthequalifyingroundofChina'sNationalGames,duringwhichLiaccidentallycuthisheadwithhissaber(thedeterminedyoungsterdidn'tevenrealizewhathadhappened,assuminghewassimplyperspiring,untilhisformwasnearlyfinished).Despitehisseriousinjury,the12-year-oldLiwentontowinfirstplaceintheNationalGamestotheamazementoftheenrapturedcrowd.

petingfrequentlyinthefollowingyearsandsurvivingaclosebrushwithdeathinafaultycargoplane(thepassengerswereliterallygivenpadsofpapertowriteouttheirwills),LiwaslaterappointedtoanofficialwelingmitteeforAmericanpresidentsduetohispreviouscontributionstopositiveSino-Americanrelations.LaterattemptingtoliveuptohistitleofAll-AroundWushuChampionofChina,the16-year-oldwhomanyreferredtoasallcapabledecidedtodoallhecouldtoliveuptothetitlebyinternalizinghisunderstandingofthewushupracticethroughphilosophy.OperatingonthebasicprincipleofTaiji(similartoyin/yanginthebalance/counterbalancetheory),Libegananinternalvoyagethatwouldbejustasrewardingasthephysicallaborshehadsodiligentlypursued.

Breakingintotheworldoffilmwithanexcitingperformancein1979'sShaolinTemple,Li'sscreenpresencewasundeniableandignitedaboominthekung-fufilmindustryduringthe1980s.ThoughhetookanunsuccessfulattemptatdirectingafewshortyearslaterwithBorntoDefend(1986),hisactingcareercontinuedtoaccelerateathighspeedwithsuchhitsastheOnceUponaTimeinChinaandtheFongSai-Yukseriesintheearly'90s.Risingtoremarkablecelebritystatusduetohischarmandunmatchablemoves,LigainedfansinboththeyoungandoldandcontinuedtothrillEasternmoviegoersinincreasinglyawe-inspiringways.AcrossovertoAmericanfilmsbeganwithhisroleasthevillaininLethalWeapon4(1998)(aroleoriginallyofferedtoChanbutturneddownduetohisinclinationnevertoplaythebadguy),andcontinuedwithmorelikablerolesinRomeoMustDieandKissoftheDragon(2000and2001respectively).LicausedsomethingofasensationwiththereleaseofKissoftheDragonwhenhemadeaspecialpleatoparentsnottobringtheirchildrentothefilmduetotheunusually(forLi)***-orientedviolenceofthefilm.ArequestvirtuallyunheardofintheHollywoodsystem,Lipromisedparentsthattheywouldsoonbeabletosharehishigh-kickingescapadeswiththeirchildrenwiththedecidedlymorefamilyfriendlyTheOneafewshortmonthslater.In2003LiwouldreturntostatesidescreensalongsideDMXinCradletotheGrave(2003),aremakeoftheclassicFritzLangfilmM(1931)whichfaredonlymoderatlywellattheboxoffice.

JustasitbegantoseemasifLihadforsakentheperiodmartialartsgenreonwhichhewasweanedinfavorofmainstreamHollywoodsuccess,hismemorablereturntotheformatwithdirectorZhangYimou'srichlytextured2002effortHeroprovedtofansthathestillpossessedallthetalentandcharmhehadsoskillfullydisplayedinthepreviousHongKonghitsproducedbeforehiscrossoversuccess.DespitethefactthatthefilmdrewsomeofthebestreviewsofLi'slatercareer,however,theinexplicabledecisionmadebyU.S.distributorMiramaxtositonHerofornearlytwoyearsbeforeunceremoniouslydumpingitintostatesidetheatersinAugustof2004eventuallycausedmanyfanstoseekoutforeignreleasesofthecritically-praisedeffortwellbeforeit'sofficialU.S.release;amournfulmistakethatlikelyresultedindiminshedsalesatstatesidemultiplexes.AsecondcollaborationwithKissoftheDragoncollaboratorLucBessonresultedinUnleashed,aneffortmanyfansconsideredtobeanotableimprovementoverhispreviousU.S.efforts,andin2006LiwouldreturntothegenrethatlaunchedhiscareeronelasttimewiththethrowbackmartialartsbiopicFearless.Atraditional-mindedkung-fuepicthateschewedwireworkanddigitaleffectstofocusoncharacterandtheartoffighting,Fearlessprovedanenormoussuccesswhenitout-grossedsuchrecenthitsasHouseofFlyingDaggars,Hero,andCrouchingTiger,HiddenDragonuponbeingreleasedintoEastAsiantheatersinJanuaryof2006.