Ai Uchida (Japanese: 宮岡•愛; born: November 24, 1984), previously known as Ai Miyaoka, is a former wushu taolu and taijiquan athlete from Japan.[1] She was a multiple-time medalist at the World Wushu Championships and the Asian Games,[2][3][4][5][6] and also won the bronze medal in women's taijiquan at the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament.[7] She is Japan's most renowned wushu athlete at the Asian Games.

Ai Uchida
Personal information
Birth nameAi Miyaoka 宮岡愛
Born (1984-11-24) November 24, 1984 (age 39)
Kanagawa, Japan
Height1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
SportWushu
Event(s)Taijiquan, Taijijian
TeamJapan Wushu Team
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Women's Wushu Taolu
Olympic Games (unofficial)
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Taijiquan+Taijijian
World Combat Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Beijing Taijiquan+Taijijian
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Toronto Taijiquan
Silver medal – second place 2011 Ankara Taijijian
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kuala Lumpur Taijijian
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Beijing Taijiquan
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Beijing Taijijian
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Ankara Taijiquan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha Taijiquan+Taijijian
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Taijiquan+Taijijian
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Taijiquan+Taijijian
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Hanoi Taijiquan
Silver medal – second place 2008 Macau Taijiquan
Silver medal – second place 2008 Macau Taijijian
Silver medal – second place 2012 Hanoi Taijijian
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Hanoi Taijiquan

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "JPN_MIYAOKA Ai". The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  2. ^ Mackay, Duncan; Butler, Nick (2014-09-22). "Asian Games: Day three of competition". Inside the Games. Incheon. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  3. ^ "9th World Wushu Championships, 2007, Beijing, China, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation.
  4. ^ "10th World Wushu Championships, 2009, Toronto, Canada, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation.
  5. ^ "11th World Wushu Championships, 2011, Ankara, Turkey, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation.
  6. ^ "12th World Wushu Championships, 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation.
  7. ^ "C14AN_Two Events Combined Results_Women's Taijiquan & Taijijian". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. 2008-08-23. Archived from the original on 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2021-02-25.

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