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Born | Zongyang, Anhui, China | August 29, 1992||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Lanzhou University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Martial artist, athlete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wushu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Changquan, Daoshu, Gunshu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | Gansu Wushu Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Yu Hongju | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Chang Zhizhao (Chinese :常志昭; pinyin :Cháng zhì zhāo; born: August 29, 1992) is a professional wushu taolu athlete from China.
Chang started practicing wushu at the age of eight. He made his international debut at the 2010 World Junior Wushu Championships where he won the gold medal in group A boy's daoshu. [1]
At the 2017 World Wushu Championships, he became the world champion in men's changquan. [2] He repeated this victory a year later at the 2018 Taolu World Cup. [3] Around this time, he became a coach at Lanzhou University. [4] Three years later, he won the silver medal in men's changquan all-around in the 2021 National Games of China. [5] At the 2022 Asian Games, Chang won the gold medal in men's daoshu and gunshu combined. [6] [7]
Year | Event | CQ | DS | GS | AA |
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2010 | World Junior Championships | ![]() | |||
Senior | |||||
2013 | National Games of China | ? | ? | ? | 4 |
2017 | National Games of China | ? | ? | ? | ![]() |
World Championships | ![]() | ||||
2018 | World Cup | ![]() | |||
2020 | did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
2021 | National Games of China | 2 | 3 | 3 | ![]() |
2023 | Asian Games | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
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