Arvin Ting

Arvin Ting

Personal information
Born	1988 (age 36–37) Binondo, Philippines
Alma mater	Miami University (BA)
Sport
Sport	Wushu
Event(s)	Changquan, Daoshu, Gunshu
Team	Philippines Wushu Team
Coached by	Samson Co
Medal record Representing  Philippines Men's Wushu Taolu World Championships 2003 Macau Daoshu Asian Games 2002 Busan CQ All-around Asian Championships 2004 Yangon Gunshu 2004 Yangon Changquan 2004 Yangon Daoshu SEA Games 2003 Hanoi Daoshu 2003 Hanoi Gunshu 2005 Manila Daoshu 2001 Penang Daoshu 2005 Manila Changquan

Arvin Ting is a retired competitive wushu taolu athlete from the Philippines. He is most remembered for being a gold medalist at the World Wushu Championships and a silver medalist at the Asian Games while still being a teenager.

Career

Ting made his international debut at the age of eleven at the 2000 Asian Wushu Championships but did not place.[1] He then competed in the 2001 SEA Games and won a bronze medal in daoshu.[2] During the following year, he competed at the 2002 Asian Games and won the bronze medal in the men's changquan all-around,[3][4] thus making him the youngest medal winner in Wushu at the Asian Games. A year later at the age of fourteen, he became the world champion in men's daoshu at the 2003 World Wushu Championships.[5][6] A few weeks later, Ting was a double gold medalist in daoshu and gunshu at the 2003 SEA Games.[6][7] The following year, he won medals of all colors in the 2004 Asian Wushu Championships.[8] A year later, he competed in the 2005 World Wushu Championships but did not place,[9] but then competed at the 2005 SEA Games and won a gold medal in daoshu and a bronze medal in changquan.[10]

Ting was officially part of the delegation for Philippines at the 2006 Asian Games. He was dropped shortly before the competition started by the secretary general of the Wushu Federation of the Philippines, Julian Camacho, because Ting had not attended practices during the last month.[11][12] Ting was busy with school work and unofficially retired from competitive wushu in the upcoming months. He along with his brothers, Anthony and Andrew, attended Miami University for college.[13][14] In 2011, Ting graduated with degrees in accounting and finance and won the President's Distinguished Service Awards.[13] Ting now works as a vice president for Golub Capital.

See also

• List of Asian Games medalists in wushu

References

1. "5th Asian Wushu Championships held in Hanoi, Vietnam" [第５回アジア武術選手権大会、ベトナム・ハノイで開催]. Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation (in Japanese). 2 May 2002. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
2. del Puerto, Luige A. (2001-09-11). "Philippine wushu stars win two golds". BusinessWorld. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
3. "14-year-old Arvin strong contender in changquan". The Philippine Star. Busan, South Korea. 2002-10-11. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
4. "Asian Games results". Agence France Presse. Busan, South Korea. 2002-10-13. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
5. "7th World Wushu Championships, 2003, Macau, China, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-09-21.
6. "Wushu artists key RP surge". The Philippine Star. Hanoi. 2003-12-14. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
7. Leongson, Randolph B. (2022-05-25). "LOOKBACK: How PH fared the last time SEA Games were held in Vietnam". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
8. "第６回アジア武術選手権大会競技成績一覧" [List of Competition Results of the 6th Asian Wushu Championship] (PDF). Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation (in Japanese). 2004-05-02. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
9. "8th World Wushu Championships, 2005, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-10-24.
10. "PSA's Highest Honor Team RP is Athlete of the Year". Manila Times. 2005-12-13. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
11. "Wushu Philippines: Ứng cử viên giành huy chương bị loại khỏi danh sách đi Doha" [Wushu Philippines: Medal contender dropped from Doha list]. Manila Bulletin (in Vietnamese). Thể dục thể thao. 2008-04-12. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
12. "Exec: RP wushu team can hit gold at Asian Games". GMA News Online. 2006-11-27. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
13. "Arvin Ting Receives Miami University President's Distinguished Service Award". Miami University. Oxford, OH. 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
14. "Anthony Ting '11". Miami University Alumni Association. Retrieved 2024-10-08.