2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament – Men's jianshu and qiangshu

The men's jianshu / qiangshu all-around competition at the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament was held on August 23 at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium.[1]

Men's jianshu and qiangshu at the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament
VenueOlympic Sports Center Gymnasium
Dates23 August
Competitors10 from 10 nations
Medalists
gold medal    Hong Kong
silver medal    Malaysia
bronze medal    Vietnam

Background

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Liu Yang, Lim Yew Lai, and Nguyễn Huy Thành were the projected favorites for the competition, as they were the top-three placing athletes in the combined score ranking at the 2007 World Wushu Championships.[2] Another favorite was Gogi Nebulana as he won the gold medal in jianshu at the 2007 world championships, but was ranked fifth in the combined score rankings. Gold medalist in qiangshu, Hei Zhi Hong, would have been another favorite, but he opted to compete in the men's taijiquan event.

At the Beijing Wushu Tournament, the final rankings were nearly identical to the results at the 2007 world championships.

Schedule

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All times are Beijing Time (UTC+08:00)

Date Time Event
Saturday, 23 August, 2008 9:57 Qiangshu
Saturday, 23 August, 2008 19:30 Jianshu

Results

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Both events were judged without the degree of difficulty component.[3]

Rank Athlete Qiangshu Jianshu Total
    Liu Yang (HKG) 9.70 9.70 19.40
    Lim Yew Fai (MAS) 9.66 9.66 19.32
    Nguyễn Huy Thành (VIE) 9.66 9.65 19.31
4   Gogi Nebulana (INA) 9.61 9.55 19.16
5   Colvin Wang (USA) 9.52 9.54 19.06
6   Richard Devine (GBR) 9.58 9.44 19.02
7   Kweon Heung-Seok (KOR) 9.46 9.51 18.97
8   Raul Estevez (ESP) 9.19 9.48 18.67
9   Pierre Rouviere (FRA) 9.21 9.32 18.53
10   Bryan Adam Son (RSA) 8.64 8.97 17.61

References

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  1. ^ "Jianshu & Qiangshu, Men". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2021-03-30.
  2. ^ "9th World Wushu Championships, 2007, Beijing, China, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-10-24.
  3. ^ "C14AO_Two Events Combined Results_Men's Jianshu & Qiangshu". The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games. 2008-08-23. Archived from the original on 2008-09-22. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
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