Yuan Xindong

Yuan Xindong

Personal information
Born	1977 (age 47–48) Shanxi, China
Occupation(s)	Athlete, martial artist, coach
Sport
Sport	Wushu
Event(s)	Changquan, Daoshu, Gunshu
Team	Shanxi Wushu Team (1990-2002)
Coached by	Pang Lintai
Medal record Representing  China Men's Wushu Taolu World Championships 2001 Yerevan Gunshu (new) Asian Games 2002 Busan CQ All-Around East Asian Games 2001 Osaka Changquan

Yuan Xindong (Chinese: 袁新东; pinyin: Yuánxīndōng) is a retired professional wushu taolu athlete from Shanxi, China.

Career

After slowly rising in China national competition, Yuan made his international debut at the 2001 East Asian Games where he won the gold medal in men's changquan.[1] A few months later, he was a gold medalist in changquan combined (compulsory and optional) and duilian at the 2001 National Games of China.[2] Shortly after, he became the world champion in gunshu at the 2001 World Wushu Championships.[3][4] The following year, he competed in the 2002 Asian Games and won the gold medal in men's changquan all-around.[5][6] He subsequently retired from competitive wushu and became a coach of the Shanxi Wushu Team.

Personal life

Yuan Xindong is a cousin of Yuan Wenqing and uncle of Yuan Xiaochao. Yuan Xindong coached his nephew Yuan Xiaochao to gold medal victories at the 2009 World Games and 2010 Asian Games.[7]

See also

• List of Asian Games medalists in wushu

References

1. "East Asian Games Wushu Standings". Xinhua General News Service. Osaka. 2001-05-27. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
2. Kalamian, Raffi (2001-09-05). "2001 9th All China Games Wushu Competition ShunDe, Guangdong, China - August 21-23, 2001". beijingwushuteam.com. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
3. "山西省武术健儿袁新东又拿世界冠军" [Yuan Xindong, a martial artist from Shanxi Province, wins the world championship again]. Sina Sports (in Chinese). 2001-11-07. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
4. "World Wushu Championships 2001 Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-31.
5. "Asian Games results". Agence France Presse. Busan. 2002-10-13. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
6. "China Takes Gold for Men's Changquan Event in Asiad Wushu Competition". China Internet Information Center. Xinhua News Agency. 2002-10-13. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
7. "China's wushu star wins 1st gold of Asian Games". China Daily. 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2021-12-21.