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2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament – Men's changquan

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Men's changquan at the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament
VenueOlympic Sports Center Gymnasium
Dates22 August
Competitors10 from 10 nations
Medalists
gold medal    China
silver medal    Russia
bronze medal    Iran

The men's changquan competition at the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament was held on August 22 at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium.[1][2]

Background

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The favorite of the competition, Yuan Xiaochao, had been undefeated in changquan in international competitions since 2005 which included gold medal victories at the World Wushu Championships, the Asian Games, and at the East Asian Games. Aung Si Thu and Ang Eng Chong were also projected favorites as they were the silver and bronze medalists respectively at the 2007 World Wushu Championships.[3]

At the Beijing Wushu Tournament, Yuan Xiaochao clearly dominated the competition with a wide margin and thus won the gold medal.[4] The silver medalist Semen Udelov and bronze medalist Ehsan Peighambari impressed with their performances as Udelov ranked 7th and Peighambari ranked 24th at the 2007 World Wushu Championships. Both athletes were also selected through the wild card process by Russia and Iran respectively since they did not originally qualify by placing in the top six.[3] Daisuke Ichikizaki, who was another close contender, missed the silver medal due to a 0.1 deduction.[1]

Schedule

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

Date Time Event
Friday, 22 August 2008 09:30 Final

Results

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The event was judged with the degree of difficulty component.

Rank Athlete Score
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Yuan Xiaochao (CHN) 9.83
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Semen Udelov (RUS) 9.63
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Ehsan Peighambari (IRI) 9.59
4  Daisuke Ichikizaki (JPN) 9.58
5  Aung Si Thu (MYA) 9.37
6  Siow Kin Yan (SIN) 9.32
7  Andrie Mulianto (INA) 9.29
8  Ang Eng Chong (MAS) 9.25
9  Nicholas Grimwood (NZL) 7.75
10  Emrullah Gul (TUR) 7.27

References

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  1. ^ a b "C13A5_Individual_Men's Changquan In Detail". The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games. 2008-08-22. Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  2. ^ "Wushu — Changquan, Men". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  3. ^ a b "9th World Wushu Championships 2007 Beijing China Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2007-11-14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  4. ^ "China win 3 more golds at Wushu Tournament". Xinhua News Agency. 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
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