Wushu at the 1997 East Asian Games

Wushu at the 1997 East Asian Games
Dates	May 16-18, 1997
Nations	8
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Wushu was contested by both men and women at the 1997 East Asian Games . China dominated the medals table, winning gold in four of the six events contested. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Ng Siu Ching's gold medal in women's nanquan was the last time British Hong Kong won a gold medal in international sports competition. ^[7]

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China  (CHN)	4	1	1	6
2	Hong Kong  (HKG)	1	1	1	3
3	Chinese Taipei  (TPE)	1	1	0	2
4	Japan  (JPN)	0	2	2	4
5	South Korea  (KOR)	0	1	1	2
6	Macau  (MAC)	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		6	6	6	18

Medalists

Men

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Changquan 3-event all-around	Li Yonghu   China	Park Chan-dae   South Korea	Ng Wa Loi   Macau
Nanquan	Huang Shaoxiong   China	Lee Chun-hui   Chinese Taipei	Leung Yat Ho   Hong Kong
Taijiquan	Chan Ming-shu   Chinese Taipei	Toshiya Watanabe   Japan	Shao Yingjian   China

Women

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Changquan 3-event all-around	Chen Jing   China	Lo Nga Ching   Hong Kong	Yuri Kaminiwa   Japan
Nanquan	Ng Siu Ching   Hong Kong	Wang Kuankuan   China	Akiko Nobuhiro   Japan
Taijiquan	Liang Xiaokui   China	Yomi Akatsu   Japan	Boo Eun-kyung   South Korea

References

1. "２回東アジア競技大会《武術太極拳》競技成績一覧" [2nd East Asian Games "Wushu Taijiken" Competition Results List](PDF). Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation (in Japanese). 1997. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
2. "wushu makes debut in east asian games" . Xinhua News Agency . pusan. 1997-05-10. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
3. "results of east asian games wushu" . Xinhua News Agency . pusan. 1997-05-16. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
4. "Despite an indifferent public, officials officials" . Agence France-Presse . Busan, South Korea. 1997-05-17. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
5. "champions at east asian games" . Xinhua News Agency . pusan. 1997-05-18. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
6. "results of east asian games wushu" . Xinhua News Agency . pusan. 1997-05-18. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
7. Careem, Nazvi (1997-07-01). "Identity is name of the game; One country, two teams" . South China Morning Post . Hong Kong. p. 65. Retrieved 2024-11-18.