Jayden Yuan

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Jayden Yuan
Personal information
Birth nameYuan Xiaochao
Born (1988-08-07) 7 August 1988 (age 35)
Heze, Shandong, China
Occupation(s)Martial artist, athlete, actor
Sport
SportWushu
Event(s)Changquan, Daoshu, Gunshu
TeamShanxi Wushu Team (-2010)
Medal record
Representing  China
Men's Wushu Taolu
Olympic Games (unofficial)
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Changquan
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Kaohsiung Changquan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Hanoi Changquan
Gold medal – first place 2007 Beijing Changquan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha All-around (CQ)
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Changquan
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Macau Changquan

"Jayden" Yuan Xiaochao (Chinese: 袁曉超; pinyin: Yuánxiǎochāo; born 7 August 1988) is a retired professional wushu taolu athlete and actor from China. He was a world champion in 2005 and 2007.

Career[edit]

Competitive wushu[edit]

Yuan started to practice martial arts in Songjiang Martial Arts School in 1998 and later joined the Shanxi Provincial Wushu Team.[1]

Yuan's international debut was at the 2005 East Asian Games where he won a bronze medal in changquan.[2] He then appeared at the 2005 World Wushu Championships and was the world champion in changquan.[3][4] Later in the year, he competed in the 2005 National Games of China and won the gold medal in men's daoshu and gunshu combined.[5][6] Yuan then competed in the 2006 Asian Games and won the gold medal in men's changquan all-around.[7] He then was a world champion once again in changquan at the 2007 World Wushu Championships.[8][9] This qualified him for the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament where he won the gold medal in men's changquan.[10][11] He won yet another gold medal in men's changquan at the 2009 World Games.[12][13] Yuan then competed in the 2009 National Games of China and was a double silver medalist in changquan and daoshu/gunshu combined.[14] His last international competition was at the 2010 Asian Games where he won the gold medal in men's changquan.[15][16][17][18]

Acting[edit]

After retiring from competitive wushu taolu, he adopted the first-name "Jayden." He starred in Tai Chi 0 (2012) and its sequel Tai Chi Hero (2012).

Personal life[edit]

Yuan's uncles include Yuan Wenqing and Yuan Xindong, both of which were also members of the Shanxi wushu team.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Olympedia – Yuan Xiaochao". Olympedia. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  2. ^ "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 2021-12-21.
  3. ^ "8th World Wushu Championships, 2005, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  4. ^ "China grabs two more golds at world wushu championships". China Daily. Xinhua News Agency. 2005-12-12. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  5. ^ "袁晓超夺男子长拳全能冠军 武术套路队全胜" [Yuan Xiaochao wins men's Changquan all-around champion, Wushu routine team wins]. NetEase (in Chinese). 2006-12-14. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  6. ^ "[山西]跌倒了,爬起来--记十运会武术冠军袁晓超" [[Shanxi] Fall down, get up]. Sohu (in Chinese). 2005-10-16. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  7. ^ "China win 151st gold in Doha". China Daily. Reuters. 2006-12-15. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  8. ^ "9th World Wushu Championships, 2007, Beijing, China, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2007-11-17. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  9. ^ Li, Chungeng (2007-11-16). "世界武术锦标赛袁晓超长拳折桂" [Yuan Xiaochao wins the title of Changquan at the World Wushu Championships]. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  10. ^ "C13A5_Individual_Men's Changquan In Detail". The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games. 2008-08-22. Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  11. ^ "袁晓超获得北京2008武术比赛男子长拳赛金牌" [Yuan Xiaochao won the gold medal in the Beijing 2008 Wushu Competition Men's Long Boxing Competition]. Sohu (in Chinese). 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  12. ^ "Wushu". Public Television Service. Kaohsiung. 2009-07-23. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  13. ^ Jing, Ya (2009-07-30). "第八届世界运动会武术套路赛 袁晓超长拳震世界" [The 8th World Games Wushu Routine Competition Yuan Xiaochao's long fist shakes the world]. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  14. ^ Jing, Ya (2009-10-14). "全运武术男子刀术棍术全能 山东吕勇绪摘金(图)" [National Games martial arts men's swordsmanship and cudgel all-around Shandong Lu Yongxu wins gold (photos)]. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  15. ^ "China Wushu Star Yuan wins 1st gold of Asian Games". Xinhua News Agency. 2021-11-13. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  16. ^ "China's wushu star wins 1st gold of Asian Games". China Daily. 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  17. ^ Pomfret, James (2010-11-12). "Wushu fighter claims first gold of the games for China". Reuters. Guangzhou. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  18. ^ "袁晓超小失误仍以微弱优势卫冕 中国夺亚运首金" [Yuan Xiaochao's small mistakes still defend the title with a slight advantage, China wins the first gold in the Asian Games]. Sina (in Chinese). 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2021-12-21.

External links[edit]

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