Willy Wang (wushu)

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Willy Wang
Personal information
Born (1983-11-12) November 12, 1983 (age 40)
Fuzhou, Fujian, China
Occupation(s)Martial artist, athlete, coach, businessman
Height1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport Wushu
Event(s) Changquan (until 2005)
Nanquan (2005–2009)
Team Philippines wushu team (1999–2008)
Medal record
Representing Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Men's Wushu Taolu
Olympic Games (unofficial)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing Nanquan+Nangun
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Beijing Nanquan
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Hong Kong Jianshu
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Macau Qiangshu
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Kuala Lumpur Qiangshu
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Hanoi Jianshu
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Hanoi Qiangshu
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Manila Jianshu
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Manila Qiangshu
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Nanquan
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Hanoi Changquan
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Kuala Lumpur Jianshu

Willy Reyes Wang (born November 12, 1983) is a former wushu taolu athlete from the Philippines. [1] He is one of the most decorated Filipino wushu athletes of all time in international competition and became especially renowned after his gold medal victory at the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament. [2]

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Career

For most of his career, Wang was a changquan athlete who also practiced jianshu and qiangshu. He made his international debut at the 1999 World Wushu Championships in Hong Kong and won the silver medal in jianshu. [3] He then appeared at the 2001 Southeast Asian Games where he impressively won a gold and a bronze medal. In 2003, he won the bronze medal in qiangshu at the 2003 World Wushu Championships, [4] and was a double gold medalist at the 2003 Southeast Asian Games. He extended his championship titles in the jianshu and qiangshu events once again at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games. [5] [6] A few days later, he competed at the 2005 World Wushu Championships but did not place. [7]

After his competitions in 2005, Wang transitioned to training nanquan after having an extensive competitive career in changquan. His first experience in the nanquan category was at the 2006 Asian Games and placed seventh in the nanquan combined event. He considerably improved, and a year later in the 2007 World Wushu Championships, Wang won the gold medal in nanquan, placed fourth in nandao, and sixth in nangun. From these placements, he was the most consistent athlete at the competition and thus qualified for the Beijing Wushu Tournament. A month after the 2007 world championship, he won the gold medal in the nanquan event at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games. [8] [9]

The Philippines delegation at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was unable to win a single medal for the third consecutive Olympiad. At the Beijing Wushu Tournament, Wang made up for this loss in the men's nanquan medal event and won the gold medal. [10] Wang's victory was celebrated throughout the Philippines as he became the second person to win a gold medal at an Olympic-style event for the Philippines; [11] albeit an unofficial event.

In 2009, Wang announced his retirement from competition. [12] He now runs the Willy Wang Wushu Center, a wushu school located in Manila.

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References

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  2. ↑ "RP finds consolation in Wushu gold in Beijing". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs . ABS-CBN Corporation. August 23, 2008. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  3. ↑ "5th-World-Wushu-Championshhips-1999-Hong-Kong-China-Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation . July 3, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  4. ↑ "7th-World-Wushu-Championships-2003-Macau-China-Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation . July 3, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  5. ↑ Zarate, Noel (October 14, 2019). "How the Philippines performed in the past three SEA Games it hosted". ESPN . Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  6. ↑ Zheng, Xin; Yuan, Mengchen; Agnote, Dario (May 28, 2019). "Feature: Beijing 2008 Wushu gold medalist promotes the sport in the Philippines". Xinhua News Agency . China Internet Information Center . Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  7. ↑ "8th-World-Wushu-Championships-2005_results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation . August 7, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  8. ↑ Vanzl, Sol Jose, ed. (December 11, 2007). "SEAG: SIX-GOLD HAUL FAILS TO KEEP RP AT FOURTH". Philippine Headline News Online. Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  9. ↑ Beltran, Nelson; Carpio, Gerry (December 8, 2007). "Catalan, Wang, Estimar good for wushu gold". The Philippine Star . Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  10. ↑ Mariano, Marian; Thuan, Pe Wei (August 23, 2008). "RP Wang claims gold in wushu". The Philippine Star . Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  11. ↑ Lapid, Lito (August 26, 2008). "RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING WlLLY WANG FOR WINNING THE GOLD MEDAL IN THE WUSHU DEMONSTRATION EVENT AT THE 2008 BElJlNG OLYMPICS AND FOR BRINGING HONOR AND GLORY TO OUR COUNTRY" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines . Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  12. ↑ Ramos, Josef T. (August 22, 2009). "Wang retires from wushu competition". The Manila Times . Beijing, China. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
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