Chen Sitan

Chen Sitan (Chinese: 陈思坦; pinyin: Chénsītǎn; born 1967) is a taijiquan practitioner and a retired professional wushu taolu athlete.

Chen Sitan

Personal information
Nickname	太极王子 "Prince of Taiji"
Born	1967 (age 56–57) Fujian, China
Occupation(s)	Athlete, coach
Sport
Sport	Wushu
Event	Taijiquan
Team	Fujian Wushu Team (1975-1997)
Medal record Representing  China Men's Wushu Taolu World Championships 1993 Kuala Lumpur Taijiquan 1997 Rome Taijiquan Asian Games 1990 Beijing Taijiquan

Career

In 1977, Chen was selected to become a member of the Fujian Provincial Wushu Team under Zeng Nailiang. At the 1990 Asian Games, Chen won the first gold medal for China in men's taijiquan.^[1] He then went on to become a two-time world champion, doing so at the 1993 and the 1997 World Wushu Championships.^[2][3] He also won the gold medal in taijiquan at the 1997 National Games of China.^[4]

Chen retired from competitive wushu in 1997 and became a coach. In 2004, he moved to the United States to establish his school, Sitan Tai Chi and Martial Arts, in New York City.^[5][6] He is also the chairman of the American Tai Chi Qigong Center.

See also

•  Biography portal
•  Martial arts portal

• List of Asian Games medalists in wushu

References

1. "Wushu results-11th Asian Games Competition" (PDF). Japan Wushu Federation. (PDF) from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
2. "World Wushu Championships 1993 Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2021-08-10. (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-28.
3. "1997 World Wushu Championships Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2021-08-10. (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-28.
4. "专访一代"太极王子"陈思坦" [Interview with Chen Sitan, a generation of "Prince of Tai Chi"]. Weixin (in Chinese). 2015-05-24. from the original on 2021-08-08. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
5. "Former world champion brings tai chi into New Yorkers' life". China Daily. Xinhua News Agency. 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
6. "【越洋特稿】 太极是如何炼成的：专访一代 "太极王子" 陈思坦，解析太极奥秘" [[Oversea Feature] How Tai Chi is Made: An Interview with Chen Sitan, a Generation of "Prince of Tai Chi", to Analyze the Mysteries of Tai Chi]. Chinese Wushu Magazine (in Chinese). 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2021-08-10.