Liu Hong Liang (left), son of Liu Chang Chun, the first Chinese athlete to take part in the Olympics. Xu Hai Feng (right), the first Chinese Olympic gold medalist.
Liu Chang Chun was the first and only Chinese athlete who took part in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics and Xu Hai Feng is the first Chinese Olympian to bag China a gold medal at Los Angeles in 1984.
Liu Hong Liang was 17 days old when his father (Liu Chang Chun) set sail from Shanghai to compete in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics as the first and only Chinese athlete.
鈥淗e had no idea where is America,鈥� Liu said.
Liu Chang Chun competed in the 100- and 200-meter sprints after carrying China鈥檚 flag by himself in the opening ceremonies. He did not medal in either event. It would be another 52 years until China won its first Olympic gold, when the 1984 Summer Games were in Los Angeles.
