He Qiang

He Qiang

Personal information
Nickname	南拳王 "King of Nanquan"
Born	1970 (age 55–56) Leizhou, Guangdong, China
Sport
Sport	Wushu
Event	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 Asian Championships 1992 Seoul Nanquan

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

Career

At the 1990 Asian Games, Qiang won the first gold medal for China in men's nanquan. Two years later, he became the world champion in nanquan at the 1993 World Wushu Championships. He then competed in the 1994 Asian Games and won once again in men's nanquan, 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: 100 Outstanding Martial Artists (1995)
• 7th Duan Rank (2003)

See also

• List of Asian Games medalists in wushu

References