Bao Xian Fei (born October 4, 1983 in Nanjing, China) is a former wushu taolu athlete and actor from the Netherlands. He is a three-time world champion.

Fei Bao Xian
Personal information
Born (1983-10-04) October 4, 1983 (age 40)
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Occupation(s)Martial artist, athlete, actor
Sport
SportWushu
Event(s)Changquan, Daoshu, Gunshu
Medal record
Men's Wushu Taolu
Representing  Netherlands
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Yerevan Daoshu (old)
Gold medal – first place 2003 Macau Gunshu
Gold medal – first place 2005 Hanoi Daoshu
Silver medal – second place 1999 Hong Kong Gunshu
Silver medal – second place 2001 Yerevan Changquan (old)
Silver medal – second place 2001 Yerevan Gunshu (new)
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Rome Changquan
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Hong Kong Daoshu
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Athens Changquan
Gold medal – first place 1998 Athens Daoshu
Gold medal – first place 1998 Athens Gunshu
Gold medal – first place 2000 Rotterdam Changquan
Gold medal – first place 2000 Rotterdam Daoshu
Gold medal – first place 2000 Rotterdam Gunshu
Gold medal – first place 2002 Póvoa de Varzim Changquan
Gold medal – first place 2002 Póvoa de Varzim Daoshu
Gold medal – first place 2002 Póvoa de Varzim Gunshu

Biography edit

At the age of 5, Fei started to train with his father, Grandmaster Yuliang Fei, in different wushu styles, including Shaolin and modern forms.[1] His father originally had a successful junior wushu career in China and decided to move to move to the netherlands to spread wushu internationally.[1] At the age of 14, his first major international debut was at the 1997 World Wushu Championships in Rome, Italy, where he won a bronze medal in changquan. Between then and 2005, he won seven more medals at the world championships and was a three-time world champion.[2][3][4][5][6] He was also a nine-time European champion between 1998 and 2002.

His first film role was a security guard in the 2003 American television production "Second Nature", Alec Baldwin played the lead. In 2004, he played a more important role as "Wong" in "Fighting Fish", the first martial arts production in the Netherlands.

Filmography edit

  • Second Nature, USA (TV) 2003
  • Fighting Fish, NL 2004

References edit

  1. ^ a b Zhang, Zefeng (2017-10-10). "Collector displays Chinese wares exported to Europe". China Daily. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  2. ^ "1997 World Wushu Championships Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  3. ^ "World Wushu Championships 1999 Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-31. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  4. ^ "World Wushu Championships 2001 Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-31. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  5. ^ "7th World Wushu Championships, 2003, Macau, China, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-09-21. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  6. ^ "8th World Wushu Championships, 2005, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2021-07-07.

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