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Born | August 24, 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 1999-2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wushu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Changquan, Jianshu, Qiangshu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University team | UVA Wushu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | US Wushu Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Lu Xiaolin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Colvin Wang (born wushu taolu athlete from the United States of America. He won a gold medal at the 2013 World Games.
August 24, 1992) is a formerWang started practicing wushu at the age of six under Lu Xiaolin. [1] His first major international appearance was at the 2006 Pan American Wushu Championships in Toronto, Canada, where he won bronze medals in changquan, daoshu, and gunshu. [2] He then competed at the 2007 World Wushu Championships in Beijing, China, where he placed sixth in jianshu and fifth in qiangshu. [3] This qualified him for the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament where he was the youngest athlete of the competition and placed fifth in the men's jianshu and qiangshu combined event. [4] He then appeared at the 2008 World Junior Wushu Championships in Bali, Indonesia, and won the silver medal in group A qiangshu. [5] A year later, Wang competed at the 2009 World Wushu Championships in Toronto, Canada, and won a silver medal in qiangshu. [6] Two years later, he was a triple medalist at the 2011 World Wushu Championships in Ankara, Turkey. [2] [7] His last competition was at the 2013 World Games in Cali, Colombia, where he won the gold medal in men's changquan. [8] Wang is the second American taolu athlete behind Alfred Hsing to win a gold medal at a major international competition.
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Born | August 24, 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 1999-2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wushu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Changquan, Jianshu, Qiangshu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University team | UVA Wushu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | US Wushu Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Lu Xiaolin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Colvin Wang (born wushu taolu athlete from the United States of America. He won a gold medal at the 2013 World Games.
August 24, 1992) is a formerWang started practicing wushu at the age of six under Lu Xiaolin. [1] His first major international appearance was at the 2006 Pan American Wushu Championships in Toronto, Canada, where he won bronze medals in changquan, daoshu, and gunshu. [2] He then competed at the 2007 World Wushu Championships in Beijing, China, where he placed sixth in jianshu and fifth in qiangshu. [3] This qualified him for the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament where he was the youngest athlete of the competition and placed fifth in the men's jianshu and qiangshu combined event. [4] He then appeared at the 2008 World Junior Wushu Championships in Bali, Indonesia, and won the silver medal in group A qiangshu. [5] A year later, Wang competed at the 2009 World Wushu Championships in Toronto, Canada, and won a silver medal in qiangshu. [6] Two years later, he was a triple medalist at the 2011 World Wushu Championships in Ankara, Turkey. [2] [7] His last competition was at the 2013 World Games in Cali, Colombia, where he won the gold medal in men's changquan. [8] Wang is the second American taolu athlete behind Alfred Hsing to win a gold medal at a major international competition.