Samuel Hui (martial artist)

Samuel Tak-Yan Hui (Chinese: 許得恩; pinyin: Xǔdé'ēn; born: June 6, 1997) is a wushu taolu athlete from Hong Kong.

Samuel Hui
Personal information
Born (1997-06-06) June 6, 1997
OccupationMartial artist, athlete
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportWushu
Event(s)Taijiquan, Taijijian
TeamHong Kong Wushu Team
Medal record
Men's Wushu Taolu
Representing  Hong Kong
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Shanghai Taijijian
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kazan Taijiquan
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kazan Taijijian
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chengdu Taijijian
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Chengdu Taijiquan
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Taoyuan Taijiquan
In this Chinese name, the family name is Hui.

Career

Hui made his international debut at the 2015 World Wushu Championships where he placed seventh in both taijiquan and taijijian.[1] A year later at the 2016 Asian Wushu Championships, he won the gold medal in taijiquan.[2] At the 2017 World Wushu Championships, Hui won medals in taijiquan and taijijian.[3] At the 2018 Asian Games, he finished in a four-way tie for second in taijiquan and a three-way tie for fourth in taijiquan, thus ending in a fourth place ranking in the all-around taijiquan event.[4] A year later at the 2019 World Wushu Championships, he became the world champion in men's taijijian.[5]

In 2023 at the 2021 Summer World University Games, Hui won the gold medal in men's taijijian, the first gold medal for Hong Kong at the Games.[6][7] He additionally won a bronze medal in taijiquan.[8][9]

Competitive history
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Year Event TJQ TJJ AA QS GRP
2015 World Championships 7 7
2016 Asian Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 8
2017 World Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018 Asian Games 2 4 4
World Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019 World Championships 8 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 (3rd place, bronze medalist(s))
2020did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic
2023 World University Games 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References
  1. "13th World Wushu Championships, 2015, Jakarta, Indonesia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2015-11-18. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-10-24.
  2. "第９回アジア武術選手権大会" [9th Asian Wushu Championships] (PDF). Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation (in Japanese). 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  3. "14th World Wushu Championships, 2017, Kazan, Russia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2017-10-03. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-11-28.
  4. "Wushu Technical Handbook" (PDF). Jakarta: Asian Games 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  5. "15th World Wushu Championships, Shanghai, China, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2019-10-23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-11-26.
  6. "Samuel Hui wins first gold for HK in university games". RTHK. 2023-07-29. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  7. "Samuel Hui clinches first gold for HK in Chengdu Universiade". Dot Dot News. 2023-07-29. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  8. "Hong Kong grab two wushu bronzes at University Game". RTHK. 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  9. Hui, Sophie (2023-07-31). "Wushu squad lifts SAR in Chengdu". The Standard. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
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