Zhou Wei (athlete)

{{Short description|Chinese sprinter (born 1976)}}

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| name = Zhou Wei

| native_name = 周伟

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| sport =Athletics

| event= 100 metres

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{{MedalSport|Men's athletics}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1998 Fukuoka|100 m}}

{{MedalGold|1998 Fukuoka|4×100 m}}

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Zhou Wei ({{zh|c=周伟|p=Zhōu Wěi}}; born 1976 in Ganzhou, Jiangxi province) is a Chinese track and field athlete who competes in the sprints.

Zhou won a gold medal in 1998 Asian Athletics Championships over 100 metres and held the Chinese record in 100 m with his best of 10.17 seconds.{{cite web|url=http://www.jx.xinhuanet.com/wqzq/2010-11/29/content_21506245.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215233859/http://www.jx.xinhuanet.com/wqzq/2010-11/29/content_21506245.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 15, 2016|script-title=zh:昔日“飞人”回家 赣州人们给我前行的力量|publisher=Xinhuanet|date=November 29, 2010|access-date=September 12, 2012|language=zh }}

Doping

Zhou Wei tested positive for a prohibited substance on 7 June 2000, and was subsequently handed a two-year ban from sport.{{cite web

| url = http://www.iaaf.org/download/download?filename=bfd318a9-dcbe-4599-92f4-7b37f74dd1d9.pdf&urlslug=2001

| title = IAAF News 2001, Issue 47-52

| website = iaaf.org

| publisher = IAAF

| access-date = 19 April 2015

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