Yuan Xindong (Chinese: 袁新东; pinyin: Yuánxīndōng) is a retired professional wushu taolu athlete from Shanxi, China.
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| Born | 1977 (age 46–47) Shanxi, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Athlete, martial artist, coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wushu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Changquan, Daoshu, Gunshu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Shanxi Wushu Team (1990-2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Pang Lintai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editAfter 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
editYuan 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "East Asian Games Wushu Standings". Xinhua General News Service. Osaka. 2001-05-27. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "World Wushu Championships 2001 Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-31.
- ^ "Asian Games results". Agence France Presse. Busan. 2002-10-13. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "China's wushu star wins 1st gold of Asian Games". China Daily. 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2021-12-21.