Ma Lingjuan

Ma Lingjuan (Chinese: 马灵娟; pinyin: Mǎlíngjuān; born (1987-02-15)February 15, 1987), is a retired professional wushu taolu athlete from Anhui. She is a two-time world champion and Asian champion, and a gold medalist at the 2006 Asian Games, 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament, and the World Games.

Ma Lingjuan

Personal information
Born	(1987-02-15) 15 February 1987 (age 37) Chuzhou, Anhui, China
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Sport	Wushu
Event(s)	Changquan, Jianshu, Qiangshu
Team	Anhui Wushu Team (1997–2009) Beijing Wushu Team (2009–2012)
Coached by	Fang Jian
Medal record Women's Wushu Taolu Representing  China Olympic Games (unofficial) 2008 Beijing Jianshu+Qiangshu World Games 2009 Kaohsiung Jianshu+Qiangshu World Championships 2005 Hanoi Qiangshu 2007 Beijing Qiangshu Asian Games 2006 Doha Changquan Asian Championships 2004 Yangoon Qiangshu 2008 Macau Qiangshu

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ma.

Career

Ma started training wushu in 1993 at the age of five. In 1997, she was transferred to the Anhui Provincial Wushu Team.^[1]

Ma's first major international debut was at the 2004 Asian Wushu Championships where she won the gold medal in qiangshu.^[2] She then competed in the 2005 World Wushu Championships in Hanoi, Vietnam where she became the world champion in the same event.^[3][4] A year later, she competed in the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, and won the gold medal in the women's changquan all-around event.^[5][6] Almost a year later, she competed in the 2007 World Wushu Championships in Beijing and won once again in qiangshu.^[7][8] This qualified Ma for the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament where she won in the women's jianshu and qiangshu combined event.^[9][10] Her last major international competition was at the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, where she won in the same event.^[11] Shortly after, she won the gold medal by 0.01 points in women's jianshu and qiangshu at the 2009 National Games of China in Shandong, thus achieving the "grand slam" of wushu.^[12][13]

See also

•  Biography portal
•  Martial arts portal

• List of Asian Games medalists in wushu

References

1. "马灵娟" [Ma Lingjuan]. anhuinews.com (in Chinese). 2010-12-28. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
2. "世界武术冠军马灵娟" [World Wushu Champion Ma Lingjuan]. China Culture Network Television (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-08-09.
3. "武术世锦赛中国队已取得7金 马灵娟袁晓超分别建功" [The Chinese team in the Wushu World Championships has won 7 gold medals, Ma Lingjuan and Yuan Xiaochao made contributions]. Sina Sport (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
4. "8th World Wushu Championships, 2005, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
5. "她是一个踏实的人--教练方坚眼中的马灵娟(图)" [She is a down-to-earth person—Ma Lingjuan in the eyes of coach Fang Jian (pictured)]. Sina Sport. Xinhua News Agency. 2006-12-15. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
6. . www.doha.2006.com. 2006-12-14. Archived from the original on 2007-01-04. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
7. "China sweeps 5 out of 6 golds on first day of Wushu Worlds". Xinhua News Agency. 2007-11-13. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
8. "9th World Wushu Championships, 2007, Beijing, China, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
9. "China win 3 more golds at Wushu Tournament". Beijing. Xinhua News Agency. 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
10. "C14AK_Two Events Combined Results_Women's Jianshu & Qiangshu". The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games. 2008-08-22. from the original on 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
11. "Sword stars from Taiwan, China lead in Wushu". Taiwan News. Central News Agency. 2009-07-05. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
12. "女子剑枪全能"奥运冠军"马灵娟喜圆全运金牌梦" [Women's sword and gun all-around "Olympic champion" Ma Lingjuan happy to fulfill her dream of gold medal in the National Games]. Sina Sport (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. 2009-10-14. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
13. "武术"大满贯"马灵娟的家乡情" [Martial Arts "Grand Slam" Ma Lingjuan's Hometown Feelings]. tiyu.ah.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2019-07-09. Retrieved 2021-08-09.

External links

• at the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament
• Ma Lingjuan at Olympedia