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Born | Handan, Hebei, China | 18 September 1975||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Martial artist, athlete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | http://www.heizhihong.com/pageEng.php | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wushu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Changquan, Jianshu, Qiangshu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | Beijing Wushu Team (1999-2004) Hong Kong Wushu Team (2004-2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hei Zhihong [1] (born 18 September 1975) is a retired competitive wushu athlete from Hong Kong.
Hei began training wushu at the age of 7 in Handan. He later enrolled in the Beijing Sport University 1995 and joined the Beijing Wushu Team in 1999 under Wu Bin. [2] In 2004, he joined the Hong Kong Wushu Team and won a gold medal in taijiquan and a bronze medal in qiangshu at the 2004 Asian Wushu Championships. [3] He then won a silver medal during the 2006 Asian Games in the taijiquan competition. [4] He then competed in the 2007 World Wushu Championships and became the world champion in qiangshu and won a bronze medal in taijijian. [5] [6] [7] His victories qualified him for the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament where he won the silver medal in men's taijiquan. [8] [9] A year later, Hei won a silver medal at the 2009 East Asian Games in taijiquan. [10] [11] [12] His last competition was the 2009 World Games where he also won a silver medal in the same combined event. [13]
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