| Men's changquan at the 1990 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Haidian Gymnasium | |||||||||
| Dates | 29 September - 3 October | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Wushu at the 1990 Asian Games | ||
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| Taolu | ||
| Changquan | men | women |
| Nanquan | men | women |
| Taijiquan | men | women |
The men's changquan three events combined competition (changquan, short weapon, long weapon) at the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, China was held from 29 September to 4 October at the Haidian Gymnasium. [1]
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 29 September 1990 | Daoshu / Jianshu |
| 1 October 1990 | Gunshu / Qiangshu |
| 4 October 1990 | Changquan |
Only the top-six placing scores have been preserved.
| Rank | Athlete | Changquan | Daoshu / Jianshu | Gunshu / Qiangshu | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  Yuan Wenqing (CHN) | 9.88 | 9.81 | 9.83 | 29.52 |
 | Liu Zhenling (CHN) | 9.80 | 9.81 | 9.80 | 29.41 |
 |  Hei Choi Lam (HKG) | 9.46 | 9.46 | 9.48 | 28.40 |
| 4 |  Kazunari Hirota (JPN) | 9.43 | 9.48 | 9.46 | 28.37 |
| 5 | Lin Xue (JPN) | 9.36 | 9.36 | 9.31 | 28.03 |
| 6 | Hideo Sannomiya (JPN) | 9.38 | 9.36 | 9.26 | 28.00 |
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