He Qiang (simplified Chinese: 何强; traditional Chinese: 何強; pinyin: Hé qiáng) is a retired professional wushu taolu athlete from China.[1]
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| Nickname | 南拳王 "King of Nanquan" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) Leizhou, Guangdong, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wushu | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Nanquan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Guangdong Wushu Team (1985-) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
At the 1990 Asian Games, Qiang won the first gold medal for China in men's nanquan.[2] Two years later, he became the world champion in nanquan at the 1993 World Wushu Championships.[3] He then competed in the 1994 Asian Games and won once again in men's nanquan,[4] becoming the second double gold-medalist at the Games alongside Yuan Wenqing.
Awards edit
By the Chinese Wushu Association:
- Election of the Top 100 Chinese Martial Artists: 100 Outstanding Martial Artists (1995)
- 7th Duan Rank (2003)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "何强" [He Qiang]. Global Kungfu Website (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-10-13.
- ^ "Wushu results-11th Asian Games Competition" (PDF). Japan Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ "World Wushu Championships 1993 Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ "Asiad results of Wushu, Men's Nanquan -4-". Kyodo News. Hiroshima. Japan Economic Newswire. 1994-10-13. Retrieved 2021-08-09.