Wu Yanan (wushu)

For other people named Wu Yanan, see Wu Yanan (disambiguation).

Wu Yanan (Chinese: 吴雅楠; pinyin: Wúyǎnán; born November 30, 1986) is a retired Chinese wushu taolu and taijiquan athlete of Hui ethnicity.

Wu Yanan

Personal information
Born	(1986-11-30) November 30, 1986 Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Sport	Wushu
Event(s)	Taijiquan, Taijijian
Team	Shaanxi Wushu Team (-2011)
Coached by	Xu Yuru
Medal record Representing China Men's Wushu Taolu Olympic Games (Unofficial) 2008 Beijing Taijiquan+Taijijian World Games 2009 Kaohsiung Taijiquan+Taijijian World Championships 2007 Beijing Taijiquan 2011 Ankara Taijijian Asian Games 2006 Doha Taijiquan+Taijijian 2010 Guangzhou Taijiquan+Taijijian Asian Championships 2008 Macau Taijiquan East Asian Games 2005 Macau Taijiquan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.

Career

At an early age, Wu was recommended to study taijiquan with the Shanxi wushu team under Xu Yuru. Wu later made his international debut at the 2005 East Asian Games where he won the gold medal in the taijiquan and taijijian combined event. A year later at the 2006 Asian Games, he won the gold medal in taijiquan. After winning the gold medal in taijiquan at the 2007 World Wushu Championships, he competed and won at the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament the 2009 World Games, and the 2010 Asian Games in the same combined event. His last competition was at the 2011 World Wushu Championships where he won a gold medal in taijijian.

See also

• List of Asian Games medalists in wushu
• China national wushu team

External links

• Athlete profile at the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament (archived)
• Wu Yanan at Olympedia