Leung Yat Ho Explained

Leung Yat Ho
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Zhaoqing, Guangdong, China
Occupation:Martial artist, actor
Sport:Wushu
Event:Nanquan
Team:Guangxi Wushu Team (1979-1984)
Guangdong Wushu Team (1984-1989)
Hong Kong Wushu Team (1989-1998)
Coach:Yu Liguang
Retired:1998
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Leung Yat Ho (; born: 1968) is a former actor and wushu taolu athlete from Hong Kong. He was a two-time world champion in nanquan and was also a triple silver medalist at the Asian Games.[1]

Competitive wushu career

In 1989, Leung moved to Hong Kong to pursue a career in acting. He continued to seriously train wushu at this time, and won the silver medal in men's nanquan at the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing.[2] [3] A year later, he became the first world champion in nanquan at the 1991 World Wushu Championships.[4] Leung then won a bronze medal in the 1993 World Wushu Championships Kuala Lumpur[5] and a silver medal at the 1993 East Asian Games.[6] A year later, he won a silver medal in men's nanquan in the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima. At the 1995 World Wushu Championships in Baltimore, he was once again the world champion in nanquan.[7] [8] While representing the SAR of Hong Kong, he first achieved a silver medal victory in the 1997 World Wushu Championships in Rome.[9] For his last competition, Leung won the silver medal in men's nanquan at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok.[10]

Filmography

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Medallists . 2023-10-20 . Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China.
  2. Web site: Wushu results-11th Asian Games Competition. 2021-04-02. Japan Wushu Federation.
  3. News: 1993-02-05 . Leung goes all out to master old rival . . subscription . 2023-10-20.
  4. Web site: 2019. The 1st World Wushu Championships. 2021-04-29. International Wushu Federation.
  5. Web site: World Wushu Championships 1993 Results. International Wushu Federation.
  6. News: Walker . Jeremy . 1993-05-16 . Leung disappointed as China find new champ . . subscription . 2023-10-20.
  7. News: Alladin . Unus . 1995-08-22 . Leung reclaims golden moment . . subscription . 2023-10-20.
  8. Web site: 1995 World Wushu Championships Results. International Wushu Federation.
  9. Web site: 1997 World Wushu Championships Results. International Wushu Federation.
  10. News: Sallay. Alvin. 1998-12-18. Ng adds gold, Leung silver as SAR enjoys wushu success. South China Morning Post. subscription. 2021-06-17.