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Born | 1976 Gaizhou, Liaoning, China | ||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Martial artist, athlete, stuntman, coach | ||||||||||||||
Spouse | Altanzul "Zula" Ulambayar | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Wushu | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Changquan, Daoshu, Gunshu | ||||||||||||||
Team | Liaoning Wushu Team (1990-1994) Beijing Wushu Team (1996-2002) | ||||||||||||||
Coached by | Wu Bin (Beijing) | ||||||||||||||
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Jian Zengjiao (Chinese :简增蛟; pinyin :Jiǎn Zēngjiāo) is a retired professional wushu taolu athlete originally from Liaoning, China. He is currently a performer in Cirque du Soleil's Kà and is a coach in Las Vegas, United States.
Jian started practicing wushu at the age of six and was selected to become a member of the Liaoning provincial wushu team in 1990. [1] [2] In 1995, he declared his retirement and moved to the United States to work in stunts, with his most notable appearance being in Warriors of Virtue (1997). [3] After two years abroad, he returned to China and upon recommendation by former Liaoning athlete, Liu Qinghua, he joined the Beijing Wushu Team under coach Wu Bin. [2] After winning the national championship title in daoshu, he became the world champion in the same event at the 1999 World Wushu Championships in Hong Kong. [4] [5] Two years later, he won the silver medal at the 2001 National Games of China in men's daoshu and gunshu. [6] [7] [8] He subsequently retired from competitive wushu.
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