Wu Yanan (wushu)

For other people named Wu Yanan, see Wu Yanan (disambiguation).
Wu Yanan
Personal information
Born (1986-11-30) November 30, 1986 (age 38)
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
SportWushu
Event(s)Taijiquan, Taijijian
TeamShaanxi Wushu Team (-2011)
Coached byXu Yuru
Medal record
Representing  China
Men's Wushu Taolu
Olympic Games (Unofficial)
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Taijiquan+Taijijian
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Kaohsiung Taijiquan+Taijijian
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Beijing Taijiquan
Gold medal – first place 2011 Ankara Taijijian
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Taijiquan+Taijijian
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Taijiquan+Taijijian
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Macau Taijiquan
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Macau Taijiquan
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.

Wu Yanan (Chinese: 吴雅楠; pinyin: Wúyǎnán; born November 30, 1986) is a retired Chinese wushu taolu and taijiquan athlete of Hui ethnicity.

Career

At an early age, Wu was recommended to study taijiquan with the Shanxi wushu team under Xu Yuru.[1] Wu later made his international debut at the 2005 East Asian Games where he won the gold medal in the taijiquan and taijijian combined event. A year later at the 2006 Asian Games, he won the gold medal in taijiquan.[1] After winning the gold medal in taijiquan at the 2007 World Wushu Championships,[2] he competed and won at the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament[3][4] the 2009 World Games, and the 2010 Asian Games[5] in the same combined event. His last competition was at the 2011 World Wushu Championships where he won a gold medal in taijijian.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "不做大学生练出亚运冠军 四个绣字道出吴雅楠太极梦" [Four embroidered characters express Wu Yanan's dream of Tai Chi]. Sina Sports. 2006-12-14. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  2. ^ "9th World Wushu Championships, 2007, Beijing, China, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation.
  3. ^ Humphrey, David (2008-07-21). "Chinese martial arts on display at Beijing Houhai school". China Internet Information Center. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  4. ^ "C14AQ_Two Events Combined Results_Men's Taijiquan & Taijijian". The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic games. 2008-08-23. Archived from the original on 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  5. ^ "Flash: Wu Yanan of China wins gold in Men's Taijiquan\Taijijian All-Round". Guangzhou 2010. 2010-11-16. Archived from the original on 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  6. ^ "11th World Wushu Championships, 2011, Ankara, Turkey, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation.