He Qiang

He Qiang (simplified Chinese: 何强; traditional Chinese: 何強; pinyin: Hé qiáng) is a retired professional wushu taolu athlete from China.^[1]

He Qiang

Personal information
Nickname(s)	南拳王 "King of Nanquan"
Born	1970 (age 52–53) Leizhou, Guangdong, China
Sport
Sport	Wushu
Event(s)	Nanquan
Team	Guangdong Wushu Team (1985-)
Medal record Representing  China Men's Wushu Taolu World Championships 1993 Kuala Lumpur Nanquan Asian Games 1990 Beijing Nanquan 1994 Hiroshima Nanquan

Career

At the 1990 Asian Games, Qiang won the first gold medal for China in men's nanquan.^[2] Two years later, he became the world champion in nanquan at the 1993 World Wushu Championships.^[3] He then competed in the 1994 Asian Games and won once again in men's nanquan,^[4] becoming the second double gold-medalist at the Games alongside Yuan Wenqing.

Awards

By the Chinese Wushu Association:

• Election of the Top 100 Chinese Martial Artists [zh]: 100 Outstanding Martial Artists (1995)
• 7th Duan Rank (2003)

See also

•  Biography portal
•  Martial arts portal

• List of Asian Games medalists in wushu

References

1. "何强" [He Qiang]. Global Kungfu Website (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-10-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
2. "Wushu results-11th Asian Games Competition" (PDF). Japan Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-08-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
3. "World Wushu Championships 1993 Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-08-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
4. "Asiad results of Wushu, Men's Nanquan -4-". Kyodo News. Hiroshima. Japan Economic Newswire. 1994-10-13. Retrieved 2021-08-09.