2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament – Women's changquan

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Women's changquan at the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament
Venue Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium
Dates21 August
Competitors7 from 7 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Macau.svg  Macau
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia

The women's changquan competition at the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament was held on August 21 at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium. [1]

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Schedule

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

DateTimeEvent
Thursday, 21 August, 200820:58Changquan

Results

The event was judged with the degree of difficulty component. [2]

RankAthleteScore
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Russia.svg  Daria Tarasova  (RUS)9.74
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Macau.svg  Xi Cheng Qing  (MAC)9.65
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Indonesia.svg  Susyana Tjhan  (INA)9.58
4Flag of Singapore.svg Khor Poh Chin (SIN)9.37
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Selene Tsang Lok Teng (CAN)9.03
6Flag of Vietnam.svg Vũ Trà My (VIE)8.97
7Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Sandi Oo  (MYA)7.92

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References

  1. "Changquan, Women". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2021-03-26.
  2. "C13A6_Individual_Women's Changquan In Detail". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games . Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2021-02-25.