Brian Wang
American wushu practitioner
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Born | (1988-07-01) July 1, 1988 (age 36) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wushu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Changquan, Jianshu, Qiangshu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University team | Illini Wushu Columbia Wushu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | US Wushu Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | various | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Brian Wang Chien-wei (born (1988-07-01)July 1, 1988) is an American wushu taolu athlete.
Career
Wang started training wushu at the age of five in Illinois, and later trained in New York and California. In 2013, he became a member of the US Wushu Team and became a four-time medalist at the Pan American Wushu Championships.[1][2][3] He made his international debut at the 2017 World Wushu Championships in Kazan, Russia, and with his high placements at the 2019 World Wushu Championships in Shanghai, China, he qualified for the 2020 Taolu World Cup in Tokyo, Japan.[4][5] Three years later at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, he won the gold medal in men's jianshu and qiangshu combined.[6][7][8][9]
Competitive history
Year | Event | CQ | JS | QS | AA |
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2014 | Pan American Championships | 11 | ![]() | ||
2016 | Pan American Championships | 12 | ![]() | ||
2017 | World Championships | 11 | 9 | DNS | |
2018 | Pan American Championships | ![]() | ![]() | ||
2019 | World Championships | 13 | 6 | 6 | |
2020 | did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
2021 | |||||
2022 | World Games | 1 | 1 | ![]() | |
2023 | World Championships | 14 | 10 | 9 |
References
- ^ "10 Campeonato Pan americano de Wushu Resultados Oficiais" (PDF). Confederação Brasileira de Kungfu Wushu. 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "11 Campeonato Pan americano de Wushu Resultados Oficiais" (PDF). Confederação Brasileira de Kungfu Wushu. 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "12 Campeonato Pan americano de Wushu Resultados Oficiais" (PDF). Confederação Brasileira de Kungfu Wushu. 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "14th World Wushu Championships, 2017, Kazan, Russia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "15th World Wushu Championships, Shanghai, China, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. October 23, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ Jacobs, Mark (July 15, 2022). "Wushu and Kickboxing Conclude at World Games". Black Belt. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "USA at the World Games". United States of America Wushu Kungfu Federation. July 15, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "Results". twg2022.com. July 15, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "Wushu". IWGA. July 15, 2022. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
External links
- Brian Wang on Instagram
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