Chan Ming-shu (Chinese: 詹明樹; pinyin: Zhān míngshù; born September 25, 1975) is a retired taijiquan athlete from Taiwan.[1]
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| Born | September 25, 1975 Taiwan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wushu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Taijiquan, Taijijian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editChan started practicing wushu at the age of ten under his uncle, Chan Te-sheng.[2] in 1989, with the announcement that wushu would be included at the Asian Games, Chan Ming-shu was persuaded by his uncle to switch to taijiquan. His international debut was a year later at the 1990 Asian Games where he finished fifth in men's taijiquan.[3] Three years later, he won his first medal in international competition at the 1993 East Asian Games.[4] He then won another silver medal in men's taijiquan at the 1994 Asian Games.[5] Two years later, he won the silver medal in taijquan at the 1996 Asian Wushu Championships.[2] The following year, he won the gold medal in taijiquan at the 1997 East Asian Games,[6] followed by a silver medal at the 1997 World Wushu Championships.[7] A year later, he won the gold medal in men's taijiquan at the 1998 Asian Games. Two years later he won two silver medals in taijiquan and taijijian at the 2000 Asian Wushu Championships, thus winning the taijiquan all-around gold medal.[8] The following year, he won the silver medal in taijiquan at the 2001 East Asian Games.[9] His last competition was at the 2002 Asian Games where he won the silver medal in men's taijiquan.
From 1993 to 2001, Chan consecutively won the Taiwan taijiquan national championship eight times.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "傑出運動員獎 詹明樹" [Outstanding Athlete Award]. Sports Administration of Taiwan (in Chinese). 2014-11-13. Archived from the original on 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ a b Chen, Jackie (1999-05-01). "Chan Ming-shu, Master of Taijiquan". Taiwan Panorama. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ "Wushu results-11th Asian Games Competition" (PDF). Japan Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ "第１回東アジア競技大会競技成績一覧" [List of competition results for the 1st East Asian Games] (PDF). Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation (in Japanese). 1993. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ "Asiad results of Wushu, Men's Taijiquan -2-". Kyodo News. Hiroshima. Japan Economic Newswire. 1994-10-12. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "釜山亞運特別報導" [Busan Asian Games Special Report]. Liberty Times (in Chinese). 2002-10-13. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ "1997 World Wushu Championships Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-28.
- ^ "5th Asian Wushu Championships held in Hanoi, Vietnam" [第５回アジア武術選手権大会、ベトナム・ハノイで開催]. Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation (in Japanese). 2 May 2002. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "3回東アジア競技大会《武術太極拳》競技成績一覧" [3rd East Asian Games "Wushu Taijiken" Competition Results List] (PDF). Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation (in Japanese). 2001. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ^ "太極拳強心肺 金牌國手 傳授養生術" [Tai Chi strengthens the heart and lungs, Gold medal national athlete teaches health skills]. Apple Daily (in Chinese). 2003-09-10. Retrieved 2021-08-04.