Chang Zhizhao

Chang Zhizhao (Chinese: 常志昭; pinyin: Cháng zhì zhāo; born: August 29, 1992) is a professional wushu taolu athlete from China.

Chang Zhizhao
Personal information
Born (1992-08-29) August 29, 1992
Zongyang, Anhui, China
Alma materLanzhou University
OccupationMartial artist, athlete
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
SportWushu
Event(s)Changquan, Daoshu, Gunshu
TeamGansu Wushu Team
Coached byYu Hongju
Medal record
Men's Wushu Taolu
Representing  China
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kazan Changquan
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Yangon Changquan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Daoshu + Gunshu
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 SingaporeDaoshu (A)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chang.

Career

Junior

Chang started practicing wushu at the age of eight. He made his international debut at the 2010 World Junior Wushu Championships where he won the gold medal in group A boy's daoshu.[1]

Senior

At the 2017 World Wushu Championships, he became the world champion in men's changquan.[2] He repeated this victory a year later at the 2018 Taolu World Cup.[3] Around this time, he became a coach at Lanzhou University.[4] Three years later, he won the silver medal in men's changquan all-around in the 2021 National Games of China.[5] At the 2022 Asian Games, Chang won the gold medal in men's daoshu and gunshu combined.[6][7]

Competitive history
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Year Event CQ DS GS AA
Junior
2010 World Junior Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Senior
2013 National Games of China  ?  ?  ? 4
2017 National Games of China  ?  ?  ? 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018 World Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2020did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 National Games of China 2 3 3 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023 Asian Games 1 1 1st place, gold medalist(s)

See also

References
  1. http://www.iwuf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/3rd-World-Junior-Wushu-Championships-2010_results.pdf
  2. "14th World Wushu Championships, 2017, Kazan, Russia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2017-10-03. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-11-28.
  3. "2nd Taolu World Cup 2018 Yangon Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2018-11-18. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  4. "NW China's martial arts teacher becomes internet celebrity". China Daily. Xinhua News Agency. 2020-06-02. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
  5. Ma, Wenyan (2021-09-02). "全运会武术套路决赛中夺银 常志昭为甘肃代表团摘得首枚奖牌" [Chang Zhizhao won the silver medal in the National Games Wushu routine final and won the first medal for the Gansu delegation.]. Gansu Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 2023-09-22.
  6. "喜讯！常志昭摘得亚运会甘肃首金！" [Good news! Chang Zhizhao wins Gansu’s first gold medal at the Asian Games!]. Sohu (in Chinese). 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  7. "夺金瞬间｜武术——常志昭夺得男子刀术棍术全能冠军" [The moment of winning gold｜Martial arts-Chang Zhizhao won the men’s sword and stick martial arts all-around championship]. Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
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