2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament – Women's nanquan

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Women's nanquan at the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament
Venue Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium
Dates21-22 August
Competitors9 from 9 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia

The women's nanquan / nangun all-around competition at the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament was held from August 21 to 22 at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium. [1]

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Schedule

All times are Beijing Time (UTC+08:00)

DateTimeEvent
Thursday, 21 August 200819:30Nandao
Friday, 22 August 200820:32Nanquan

Results

The nandao event was judged without the degree of difficulty component while the nanquan event was judged with it. [2]

RankAthleteNandaoNanquanTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lin Fan  (CHN)9.809.8519.65
2Flag of Japan.svg  Erika Kojima  (JPN)9.549.6219.16
3Flag of Malaysia.svg  Diana Bong Siong Lin  (MAS)9.449.6019.04
4Flag of Macau.svg Huang Yan Hui (MAC)9.599.4219.01
5Flag of Hong Kong.svg Law Sum Yin (HKG)9.499.5018.99
6Flag of Vietnam.svg Vũ Thùy Linh (VIE)9.479.4918.96
7Flag of the United States.svg Rachel Margalit (USA)9.259.4318.68
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Samantha Tjhia  (CAN)9.459.2218.67
9Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Huang Hsiao-Chien (TPE)9.239.4018.63

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References

  1. "Nanquan & Nandao, Women". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2021-03-28.
  2. "C14AM_Two Events Combined Results_Women's Nanquan & Nandao". The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2021-02-25.