Wu Yanan | |
Birth Place: | Xi'an, Shaanxi, China |
Height: | 1.78m |
Sport: | Wushu |
Event: | Taijiquan, Taijijian |
Team: | Shaanxi Wushu Team (-2011) |
Coach: | Xu Yuru |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Wu Yanan (; born November 30, 1986) is a retired Chinese wushu taolu and taijiquan athlete of Hui ethnicity.
At an early age, Wu was recommended to study taijiquan with the Shanxi wushu team under Xu Yuru.[1] Wu later made his international debut at the 2005 East Asian Games where he won the gold medal in the taijiquan and taijijian combined event. A year later at the 2006 Asian Games, he won the gold medal in taijiquan. After winning the gold medal in taijiquan at the 2007 World Wushu Championships,[2] he competed and won at the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament[3] [4] the 2009 World Games, and the 2010 Asian Games[5] in the same combined event. His last competition was at the 2011 World Wushu Championships where he won a gold medal in taijijian.[6]