Brian Wang

Brian Wang

Personal information
Born	(1988-07-01) July 1, 1988 (age 37)
Sport
Sport	Wushu
Event(s)	Changquan, Jianshu, Qiangshu
University team	Illini Wushu Columbia Wushu
Team	US Wushu Team 2013-2023
Coached by	various
Medal record Men's Wushu Taolu Representing   United States World Games 2022 Birmingham Jianshu+Qiangshu Pan American Championships 2014 San José Qiangshu 2018 Buenos Aires Jianshu 2016 Lubbock Qiangshu 2018 Buenos Aires Changquan

Brian WangChien-wei (born (1988-07-01)July 1, 1988) is an American wushu taolu athlete.

Career

Wang started training wushu at the age of five in Illinois, and later trained in New York and California. In 2013, he became a member of the US Wushu Team and made his continental debut at the 2014 Pan American Wushu Championships in San José, Costa Rica where he became the Pan American champion in qiangshu. ^[1] Two years later, he won a silver medal in jianshu at the 2016 Pan American Wushu Championships. ^[2] Wang then made his international debut at the 2017 World Wushu Championships in Kazan, Russia. A year later, he was the Pan American champion in jianshu and a silver medalist in changquan at the 2018 Pan American Wushu Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ^[3] With his high placements at the 2019 World Wushu Championships in Shanghai, China, Wang qualified for the 2020 Taolu World Cup in Tokyo, Japan which was ultimately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^{[4] [5]}

Three years later at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Wang won the gold medal in men's jianshu and qiangshu combined. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]} After placing high in the 2023 World Wushu Championships in Fort Worth, Texas, he competed in the 2024 Taolu World Cup in Yokohama, Japan, finishing fourth in jianshu and sixth in qiangshu. ^[10]

Competitive history

Year	Event	CQ	JS	QS	AA
2014	Pan American Championships		11
2016	Pan American Championships	12
2017	World Championships	11	9	DNS
2018	Pan American Championships
2019	World Championships	13	6	6
2020	did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022	World Games		1	1
2023	World Championships	14	10	9
2024	World Cup		4	6

References

1. "10 Campeonato Pan americano de Wushu Resultados Oficiais" (PDF). Confederação Brasileira de Kungfu Wushu. 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
2. "11 Campeonato Pan americano de Wushu Resultados Oficiais" (PDF). Confederação Brasileira de Kungfu Wushu. 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
3. "12 Campeonato Pan americano de Wushu Resultados Oficiais" (PDF). Confederação Brasileira de Kungfu Wushu. 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
4. "14th World Wushu Championships, 2017, Kazan, Russia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation . October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
5. "15th World Wushu Championships, Shanghai, China, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation . October 23, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
6. Jacobs, Mark (July 15, 2022). "Wushu and Kickboxing Conclude at World Games". Black Belt . Retrieved October 2, 2022.
7. "USA at the World Games". United States of America Wushu Kungfu Federation . July 15, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
8. "Results". twg2022.com. July 15, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
9. "Wushu". IWGA. July 15, 2022. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
10. "The 3rd Taolu World Cup Results Book" (PDF). International Wushu Federation . October 29, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2025.

External links

• Brian Wang on Instagram