Zhao Qingjian

Zhao Qingjian (Chinese: 赵庆建; pinyin: Zhàoqìngjiàn; born March 15, 1978) is a retired professional wushu taolu athlete who is originally from Shandong.[1][2] Through his numerous successes in national and international competitions, he established himself as one of the greatest wushu taolu athletes of the 2000s.

Zhao Qingjian
Personal information
Born (1978-03-15) 15 March 1978
Tai'an, Shandong, China
Alma materWuhan Sports University
OccupationMartial artist, athlete, coach
Sport
SportWushu
Event(s)Changquan, Daoshu, Gunshu
TeamBeijing Wushu Team (2000-2009)
Coached byWu Bin (2000-2002)
Yan Pinghe (2002-2009)
Medal record
Representing  China
Men's Wushu Taolu
Olympic Games (unofficial)
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Daoshu+Gunshu
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Kaohsiung Daoshu+Gunshu
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Macau Changquan
Gold medal – first place 2003 Macau Duilian
Gold medal – first place 2007 Beijing Daoshu
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Macau Daoshu+Gunshu
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhao.

Career

Zhao was a shaolinquan practitioner throughout his youth. He later joined the Henan Songshan Shaolin Temple martial monks group which went on tours throughout the United States, Asia, and Europe during the mid-1990s.[3][4][5] Zhao then enrolled and graduated from the Wuhan Sports University.[6] In 1999, he was recruited by coach Wu Bin and joined the Beijing Wushu Team.[3] Zhao's first competition representing Beijing was in the 2000 National Taolu Championships where he won a gold medal in daoshu. At the 2001 National Games of China, he won the silver medal in the changquan combined event which featured rounds for an optional routine and the IWUF second compulsory routine.[7]

Zhao's international debut was at the 2003 World Wushu Championships where he won gold in the changquan event and in the duilian event with Wei Jian and Yi Peng.[8][6] He then won gold in the daoshu and gunshu combined event at the 2005 East Asian Games.[9][10] The same year, he also won a gold medal in changquan and a silver medal in daoshu and gunshu combined at the 2005 National Games of China.[11] After winning gold in daoshu at the 2007 World Wushu Championships,[12] Zhao qualified to compete in the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament and won in the daoshu and gunshu combined event by a significant margin.[13][14][15] A year later, he won gold in the same combined event at the 2009 World Games. Shortly after, Zhao was able to win in the changquan event at the 2009 National Games of China, narrowly placing above Yuan Xiaochao.[3][16] Zhao subsequently retired from competition.[3]

Today, Zhao hosts seminars on wushu and shaolinquan throughout China, the United States, and other Asian and European countries.[17] In 2006, he was appoined as a wushu teacher at the Capital Institute of Sports Education.[5] Later in 2020, he became director of the Chinese Kung Fu Inheritance Committee by the Cultural China Fund of the China Chinese Education Foundation.[4]

Competitive history
Year Event CQ DS GS AA GRP
2000 National Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2001 National Games of China 2nd place, silver medalist(s) ? ? ?
2003 World Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2005 East Asian Games 1 1 1st place, gold medalist(s)
National Games of China1st place, gold medalist(s) ? ? 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2007 World Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
2008 Olympic Games (unofficial)
2008 National Games of China1st place, gold medalist(s)

See also

References
  1. "CHN_Zhao Qingjian". The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  2. "Olympedia – Zhao Qingjian". Olympedia. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  3. Ching, Gene (January 2011). "The Wushu Champion from Shaolin". Kung Fu Tai Chi. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  4. Xu, Wenxin (2020-07-24). "奥运会武术冠军赵庆建： 传承武术精神，弘扬中华文化" [Olympic martial arts champion Zhao Qingjian: Inherit the spirit of martial arts and promote Chinese culture]. Chinaqw (in Chinese). Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  5. "访北京奥运会武术冠军赵庆建" [Interview with Zhao Qingjian, the Wushu Champion of Beijing Olympic Games]. Sohu (in Chinese). 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  6. Zhao, Baotong (2003-11-05). "赵庆建夺武术世锦赛首金信心满怀：冠军在情理之中" [Zhao Qingjian is confident in winning the first gold in the Wushu World Championships: the champion is reasonable]. Sina Sports (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  7. Kalamian, Raffi (2001-09-05). "2001 9th All China Games Wushu Competition". www.beijingwushuteam.com. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  8. "7th-World-Wushu-Championships-2003-Macau-China-Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  9. "第４回東アジア大会武術太極拳套路競技成績一覧" [4th East Asian Tournament Wushu Taolu Taolu Competition Results List] (PDF). Japan Wushu & Taijiquan Federation (in Japanese). 2005. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  10. "图文：东亚运动会武术比赛 赵庆建夺冠军" [Photo: East Asian Games Wushu Competition Zhao Qingjian wins the championship]. Sohu Sports (in Chinese). 2005-10-31. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  11. "武术男女长拳冠军产生 北京赵庆建辽宁梅寒夺金" [Martial arts men's and women's long boxing champions emerge, Beijing Zhao Qingjian, Liaoning Mei Han wins gold]. Sina Sports (in Chinese). 2005-10-13. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  12. "9th-World-Wushu-Championships-2007-Beijing-China-Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2007-11-12. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  13. "C14AJ_Two Events Combined Results_Men's Daoshu & Gunshu". The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 2008-10-08. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  14. "Olympedia – Daoshu & Gunshu, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  15. Wang, Yuanyuan (2008-08-21). "图文：奥运武术套路比赛 中国赵庆建获全能冠军" [Photo: Olympic Wushu Routine Competition, China Zhao Qingjian wins the all-around champion]. Sohu Sports (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  16. Wang, Yanfang (2009-10-12). "图文：全运会武术男子长拳 北京队赵庆建夺金" [Photo: Beijing National Games Men's Wushu Longquan Zhao Qingjian wins gold]. Sohu Sports (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  17. "Kung Fu gala expected to promote Chinese culture in US". Xinhua News Agency. 2018-12-18. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
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