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]