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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. 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. After winning the gold medal in taijiquan at the 2007 World Wushu Championships, he competed and won at the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament the 2009 World Games, and the 2010 Asian Games in the same combined event. His last competition was at the 2011 World Wushu Championships where he won a gold medal in taijijian.

See also

References

  1. ^ "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.

External links

World Champions in men's taijiquan
World Champions in men's taijijian
Asian Games Champions in Wushu – Men's Taijiquan
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