Huang Junhua SLM (Chinese: 黄俊华; pinyin: Huángjùnhuá; born 29 December 1991) is a professional wushu taolu athlete from Macau. He is a two-time world champion and the second ever gold medallist for Macau at the Asian Games.
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| Born | 29 December 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 46 kg (101 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wushu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Nanquan, Nandao, Nangun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Macau Wushu Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
Huang made his international debut at the 2012 Asian Wushu Championships where he won a bronze medal in nanquan.[1] He then competed in the 2013 East Asian Games and won bronze medals in nanquan and duilian. He also competed in the 2013 World Wushu Championships the same year where he claimed a silver medal in nandao.[2] A year later, Huang competed in the 2014 Asian Games and won the silver medal men's nanquan.[3] Another year later, he competed in the 2015 World Wushu Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, where he became the world champion in nangun and additionally won a silver medal in nanquan.[4] He then won two bronze medals in the 2016 Asian Wushu Championships in nanquan and nandao.[5] Following this, he competed in the 2017 World Wushu Championships in Kazan, Russia, where he was a world champion in nandao and also a silver medalist in nanquan.[6]
A year later, Huang claimed a historical gold medal for Macau at the 2018 Asian Games in the men's nanquan event, which was the second ever gold medal for Macau at the Asian Games.[7][8][9][10] His high placements at the 207 world championships helped him qualify for the 2018 Taolu World Cup where he won a gold and bronze medal in nandao and nangun respectively.[11] His most recent appearance was at the 2019 World Wushu Championships in Shanghai, China, where he won a silver medal in nangun and a bronze medal in nanquan.[12]
After the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Huang's first major competition was the 2022 Asian Games where he won the bronze medal in men's nanquan.[13] A few months later, he won silver medals in nanquan and nandao at the 2023 World Wushu Championships.
Honours edit
Awarded by the Macau SAR Government:
Macau Outstanding Athletes Election
- Honorary Athletes Awards (2015, 2017)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "第８回アジア武術選手権大会" [8th Asian Wushu Championships] (PDF). Japan Wushu & Taijiquan Federation (in Japanese). 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ "12th World Wushu Championships, 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ "Men's Nanquan & Nangun All-Round". Incheon 2014 official website. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "13th World Wushu Championships, 2015, Jakarta, Indonesia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ "第９回アジア武術選手権大会" [9th Asian Wushu Championships] (PDF). Japan Wushu &Taijiquan Federation (in Japanese). 2016-09-05. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ "14th World Wushu Championships, 2017, Kazan, Russia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ antaranews.com. "Asian Games (wushu) - Macau, China wins gold in men's Nanquan-Nangun category - ANTARA News". Antara News. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Gold medal for Macau athlete in the Asian Games in Jakarta | Macau News". Macau News. 2018-08-22. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "行政長官崔世安祝賀黃俊華奪金". Gabinete de Comunicação Social (in Chinese).
- ^ "HUANG Junhua | Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang". Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "2nd Taolu World Cup 2018 Yangon Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2018-11-18. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ "15th World Wushu Championships, Shanghai, China, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ "Macao has won its third medal for wushu at the 19th Asian Games". The Macao News. 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ "Chefe do Executivo preside à cerimónia de imposição de Medalhas e Títulos Honoríficos do ano de 2018" [Chief Executive presides over the award ceremony of Medals and Honorific Titles for the year 2018]. Government of Macau (in Portuguese). 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2021-08-31.