PAGE 8 • AUGUST 11, 2011 DAILY HISTORY A chance to see some future history

THE RECORD SUGGESTS THAT FUTURE OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS WILL BE ON SHOW AT THE SHENZHEN UNIVERSIADE

SHENZHEN — Although the at the 1991 Universiade in Shef- Universiade cannot be put on a fi eld, England. par with the Olympics, the fact remains that many superstars , China, made indelible impressions at the As China’s gymnastics prince, Li student meet. Ning won three golds - in free exer- cise, and - at Michael Johnson (pictured left ), the 1981 Universiade in Bucharest, US, track and fi eld Romania, which was his fi rst inter- Johnson is one of US track national appearance. He swept six and field’s greats. At his peak, gold medals at the World Cup the nobody could stop him from next year, which launched his bril- claiming Olympic or the world liant career. championships victories. He was the fastest man in the men’s Liu Xiang (pictured right), Chi- 200m and 400m in the 1990s. He na, track and fi eld was crowned at the Universiade at the World Championships in and team gold at the 1989 Uni- , Belarus, gym- As one of China’s sporting in Duisburg, Germany, in 1989 Tokyo in 1991. The record still versiade. She won individual and nastics icons, men’s 110m hurdler Liu when he was 21. Th e whole of stands. Before that, Powell claimed team gold two years later at the Scherbo became an Olympic Xiang gained his fi rst world title the 1990s were then his for the the long jump gold at the 1987 Uni- Sheffi eld Universiade. At her fi rst legend when he gained four gold at the Beijing Universiade in 2001 taking. versiade in Zagreb, Croatia. Olympics, in Barcelona in 1992, medals in one day. He was also when he was 18. Th en he began to she also won two gold medals. At the fi rst gymnast to win six gold make history by breaking Asian Mike Powell, US, track and fi eld Giovanna Trillini, Italy, fencing the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Trillini medals at one Olympics. Before and world records and winning As a great American long jumper, Trillini is a foil master in fencing. was still prominent, claiming the he made history at the 1992 Olympic and World Champion- Powell broke the 23-year-old world Th e 19-year-old woman claimed team bronze medal and an indi- Games in Barcelona, he took ships gold. record by 5 cm, leaping 8.95 meters the individual foil bronze medal vidual fourth place. three gold medals in 24 hours XINHUA