He Qiang Explained

He Qiang
Nickname:	南拳王 "King of Nanquan"
Birth Place:	Leizhou, Guangdong, China
Sport:	Wushu
Event:	Nanquan
Team:	Guangdong Wushu Team (1985-)

He Qiang is a retired professional wushu taolu athlete from China.^[1]

Career

At the 1990 Asian Games, Qiang won the first gold medal for China in men's nanquan.^[2] Two years later, he became the world champion in nanquan at the 1993 World Wushu Championships.^[3] He then competed in the 1994 Asian Games and won once again in men's nanquan,^[4] becoming the second double gold-medalist at the Games alongside Yuan Wenqing.

Awards

By the Chinese Wushu Association:

• : 100 Outstanding Martial Artists (1995)
• 7th Duan Rank (2003)

See also

• List of Asian Games medalists in wushu

References

1. Web site: 何强. He Qiang. 2021-10-13. Global Kungfu Website. zh.
2. Web site: Wushu results-11th Asian Games Competition. 2021-08-09. Japan Wushu Federation.
3. Web site: World Wushu Championships 1993 Results. 2021-08-09. International Wushu Federation.
4. News: 1994-10-13. Asiad results of Wushu, Men's Nanquan -4-. Kyodo News. Japan Economic Newswire. Hiroshima. subscription. 2021-08-09.