Hei Zhihong
Personal information
Born (1975-09-18) 18 September 1975
Handan, Hebei, China
Occupation(s)Martial artist, athlete
Websitehttp://www.heizhihong.com/pageEng.php
Sport
SportWushu
Event(s)Changquan, Jianshu, Qiangshu
TeamBeijing Wushu Team
(1999-2004)
Hong Kong Wushu Team
(2004-2009)
Medal record
Representing  Hong Kong
Men's Wushu Taolu
Olympic Games (Unofficial)
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Taijiquan+Taijijian
World Games
Silver medal – second place 2009 Kaohsiung Taijiquan+Taijijian
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Beijing Qiangshu
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Beijing Taijijian
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha Taijiquan+Taijijian
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Yangon Taijiquan
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Yangon Qiangshu
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2009 Hong Kong Taijiquan

Hei Zhihong[1] (born 18 September 1975) is a retired competitive wushu athlete from Hong Kong.

Competitive history

Hei began training wushu at the age of 7 in Handan. He later enrolled in the Beijing Sport University 1995 and joined the Beijing Wushu Team in 1999 under Wu Bin.[2] In 2004, he joined the Hong Kong Wushu Team and won a gold medal in taijiquan and a bronze medal in qiangshu at the 2004 Asian Wushu Championships.[3] He then won a silver medal during the 2006 Asian Games in the taijiquan competition.[4] He then competed in the 2007 World Wushu Championships and became the world champion in qiangshu and won a bronze medal in taijijian.[5][6][7] His victories qualified him for the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament where he won the silver medal in men's taijiquan.[8][9] A year later, Hei won a silver medal at the 2009 East Asian Games in taijiquan.[10][11][12] His last competition was the 2009 World Games where he also won a silver medal in the same combined event.[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Tsui, Rebecca (7 July 2008). "Martial arts stars face off in Beijing showdown". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Hei Zhi Hong". Hong Wu Shu Centre. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  3. ↑ "第６回アジア武術選手権大会競技成績一覧" [6th Asian Martial Arts Championship Competition Results List] (PDF). Japan Wushu Taiji Federation (in Chinese). 2004-02-05. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  4. ↑ "SAR's Cheung rides to gold". The Standard. 14 December 2006. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
  5. ↑ "9th World Wushu Championships, 2007, Beijing, China, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2007-11-17. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-10-24.
  6. ↑ "Lin claims 1st gold at World Wushu Championships". China Daily. Xinhua News Agency. 2007-11-12. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  7. ↑ "Four golds carved up at Wushu Worlds". China Internet Information Center. Xinhua News Agency. 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  8. ↑ "Taijiquan & Taijijian, Men". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2021-03-26.
  9. ↑ Tsui, Rebecca (2008-07-07). "Martial arts stars face off in Beijing showdown". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  10. ↑ "第５回東アジア競技大会・成績一覧 2009.12.11〜13 中国香港" [5th East Asia Competition ・ Results List 2009.12.11-13 China Hong Kong] (PDF). Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation (in Japanese). 2009-12-13. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  11. ↑ "SHA congratulates HK athletes on winning 36 more EAG medals" (PDF). Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs. 2009-12-13. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  12. ↑ "HK scores its best EAG results". Government of Hong Kong. 2009-12-13. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  13. ↑ Chui, Shirley (2022-07-12). "World Games: Hong Kong's wushu athletes target medal glory as sport makes welcome return after 9 years". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
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