Date | 22 August 2008 — 9:30 |
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Status | Olympic (non-medal) |
Location | Ao Ti Zhongxin Tiyuguan, Beijing Aolinpike Gongyuan, Beijing |
Participants | 10 from 10 countries |
Changquan, or “Long Fist”, is one of the wushu events in the taolu discipline, derived from traditional wushu styles like Chaquan, Huaquan, Hongquan and Shaolinquan.
The 2005 and 2007 World Champion in Changquan, Yuan Xiaochao, was favored to win the event, and did not disappoint. He later became an actor - going by the name of Jayden Yuan - and playing in wushu-related movies )Tai Chi Hero) and )Tai Chi Zero).
Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | |||
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1 | Yuan Xiaochao | CHN | 9.83 | |||
2 | Semyon Udelov | RUS | 9.63 | |||
3 | Ehsan Peighambari | IRI | 9.59 | |||
4 | Daisuke Ichikizaki | JPN | 9.58 | |||
5 | Aung Si Thu | MYA | 9.37 | |||
6 | Siow Kin Yan | SGP | 9.32 | |||
7 | Andrie Mulianto | INA | 9.29 | |||
8 | Ang Eng Chong | MAS | 9.25 | |||
9 | Nick Grimwood | NZL | 7.75 | |||
10 | Emrullah Gül | TUR | 7.27 |