Huang Junhua Explained

Huang Junhua
Honorific Suffix:SLM
Birth Date:1991 12, df=y
Height:1.61m
Weight:46kg
Sport:Wushu
Event:Nanquan, Nandao, Nangun
Team:Macau Wushu Team
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Huang Junhua (; born 29 December 1991) is a professional wushu taolu athlete from Macau. He is a two-time world champion and the second ever gold medallist for Macau at the Asian Games.

Career

Huang made his international debut at the 2012 Asian Wushu Championships where he won a bronze medal in nanquan.[1] He then competed in the 2013 East Asian Games and won bronze medals in nanquan and duilian. He also competed in the 2013 World Wushu Championships the same year where he claimed a silver medal in nandao.[2] A year later, Huang competed in the 2014 Asian Games and won the silver medal men's nanquan.[3] Another year later, he competed in the 2015 World Wushu Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, where he became the world champion in nangun and additionally won a silver medal in nanquan.[4] He then won two bronze medals in the 2016 Asian Wushu Championships in nanquan and nandao.[5] Following this, he competed in the 2017 World Wushu Championships in Kazan, Russia, where he was a world champion in nandao and also a silver medalist in nanquan.[6]

A year later, Huang claimed a historical gold medal for Macau at the 2018 Asian Games in the men's nanquan event, which was the second ever gold medal for Macau at the Asian Games.[7] [8] [9] [10] His high placements at the 207 world championships helped him qualify for the 2018 Taolu World Cup where he won a gold and bronze medal in nandao and nangun respectively.[11] His most recent appearance was at the 2019 World Wushu Championships in Shanghai, China, where he won a silver medal in nangun and a bronze medal in nanquan.[12]

After the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Huang's first major competition was the 2022 Asian Games where he won the bronze medal in men's nanquan.[13] A few months later, he won silver medals in nanquan and nandao at the 2023 World Wushu Championships.

Honours

Awarded by the Macau SAR Government:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012-08-25. 第8回アジア武術選手権大会. 8th Asian Wushu Championships. 2021-12-16. Japan Wushu & Taijiquan Federation. ja.
  2. Web site: 12th World Wushu Championships, 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Results. 2021-09-07. International Wushu Federation.
  3. Web site: Men's Nanquan & Nangun All-Round. 22 September 2014. Incheon 2014 official website. 23 August 2018.
  4. Web site: 13th World Wushu Championships, 2015, Jakarta, Indonesia, Results. 2021-09-07. International Wushu Federation.
  5. Web site: 2016-09-05. 第9回アジア武術選手権大会. 9th Asian Wushu Championships. 2021-12-16. Japan Wushu &Taijiquan Federation. ja.
  6. Web site: 14th World Wushu Championships, 2017, Kazan, Russia, Results. 2021-09-07. International Wushu Federation.
  7. News: Asian Games (wushu) - Macau, China wins gold in men's Nanquan-Nangun category - ANTARA News. antaranews.com. Antara News. 23 August 2018. en.
  8. News: Gold medal for Macau athlete in the Asian Games in Jakarta Macau News. 2018-08-22. Macau News. 23 August 2018. en-US.
  9. Web site: 行政長官崔世安祝賀黃俊華奪金. Gabinete de Comunicação Social. zh.
  10. Web site: HUANG Junhua Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. en-GB. 23 August 2018.
  11. Web site: 2018-11-18. 2nd Taolu World Cup 2018 Yangon Results. 2021-12-16. International Wushu Federation.
  12. Web site: 15th World Wushu Championships, Shanghai, China, Results. 2021-09-07. International Wushu Federation.
  13. News: 2023-09-27 . Macao has won its third medal for wushu at the 19th Asian Games . The Macao News . 2023-11-23.
  14. News: 2019-01-19. Chefe do Executivo preside à cerimónia de imposição de Medalhas e Títulos Honoríficos do ano de 2018. pt. Chief Executive presides over the award ceremony of Medals and Honorific Titles for the year 2018. Government of Macau. 2021-08-31.
  15. Web site: 2023-12-19 . Government announces 2023 Decorations, Medals, and Certificates of Merit . 2024-07-25 . Government of Macau.