Wu Gang (Chinese: 伍剛; pinyin: Wǔ gāng; born 1974) is a stunt coordinator and retired professional wushu taolu athlete and stuntman from China.
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| Born | 1974 (age 49–50) China | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Athlete, martial artist, stuntman | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wushu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Changquan, Daoshu, Gunshu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Shanghai Wushu Team | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Career edit
Wu made his international debut at the 1997 World Wushu Championships in Rome, Italy, and became the world champion in men's qiangshu.[1] A year later, he competed in the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, China, and won the gold medal in men's changquan.[2][3]
After his competitive career, Wu joined the Jackie Chan Stunt Team and eventually became an action director and choreographer.[4] In 2010, he served as the stunt coordinator for The Karate Kid and was Jaden Smith's coach.[5] In 2016 at the 53rd Golden Horse Awards, Wu won the Golden Horse Award for Best Action Design for his work on Detective Chinatown.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "1997 World Wushu Championships Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
- ^ "China picks up second Asian Games gold in wushu". Bangkok, Thailand. Associated Press. 1998-12-18. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ "wu gang of china wins wushu men's changquan title". Bangkok. Xinhua News Agency. 1998-12-18. 1218278. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ "Jackie Chan Stunt Team". www.martialartsentertainment.com. 2017-02-05. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ "The Karate Kid Learns Kung Fu". Female First. 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ^ "成龙回应成家班伍刚拿金马：比我得奖开心" [Jackie Chan responds to the winning of the Golden Horse Ban Wu Gang: Happy than me winning the prize]. Sina Corp (in Chinese). 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2021-08-25.