1997 World Wushu Championships Explained

1997 World Wushu Championships
Size:	220
Venue:	Palasport dell'Eur
Location:	Rome, Italy
Date Start:	November 3, 1997
Date End:	November 8, 1997
Competitors:	700
Nations:	55
Previous:	1995 Baltimore
Next:	1999 Hong Kong

The 1997 World Wushu Championships was the 4th edition of the World Wushu Championships.^{[1] [2]} It was held at the Palazzo dello Sport in Rome, Italy from November 3 to November 8, 1997. For the countries in Asia, this was the qualification for the 1998 Asian Games.

Medal summary

Men's taolu

Changquan
Daoshu
Gunshu
Jianshu
Qiangshu
Nanquan
Taijiquan

Men's sanda

48 kg
52 kg
56 kg
60 kg
65 kg
70 kg
75 kg
80 kg
85 kg
90 kg
+90 kg

Women's taolu

Changquan
Daoshu
Gunshu
Jianshu
Qiangshu
Nanquan
Taijiquan

References

1. News: 1997-11-03. Wushu World Championship Opens in Rome. Xinhua News Agency. subscription. 2021-07-22.
2. Web site: 1997 World Wushu Championships Results. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210128042146/http://www.iwuf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/4th-World-Wushu-Championships-1997-Rome-Italy-Results.pdf . 2021-01-28 . International Wushu Federation.