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| Born | November 30, 1986 Xi'an, Shaanxi, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wushu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Taijiquan, Taijijian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Shaanxi Wushu Team (-2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Xu Yuru | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "9th World Wushu Championships, 2007, Beijing, China, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation.
- ^ Humphrey, David (2008-07-21). "Chinese martial arts on display at Beijing Houhai school". China Internet Information Center. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "11th World Wushu Championships, 2011, Ankara, Turkey, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation.
External links
- Athlete profile at the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament (archived)
- Wu Yanan at Olympedia (archive)