Chen Sitan (; born 1967) is a taijiquan practitioner and a retired professional wushu taolu athlete.

Career

In 1977, Chen was selected to become a member of the Fujian Provincial Wushu Team under Zeng Nailiang. At the

1990 Asian Games The 1990 Asian Games also known as the XI Asiad and the 11th Asian Games ( zh, c=第十一届亚洲运动会, p=Dì shíyī jiè yàzhōu yùndònghuì), were held from September 22 to October 7, 1990, in Beijing, China. This was the first Asian Ga ...

, Chen won the first gold medal for China in men's taijiquan. He then went on to become a two-time world champion, doing so at the

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and the

1997 World Wushu Championships The 1997 World Wushu Championships was the 4th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Palazzo dello Sport in Rome, Italy from November 3 to November 8, 1997. For the countries in Asia, this was the qualification for the 199 ...

. He also won the gold medal in taijiquan at the

1997 National Games of China The Eighth National Games of the People’s Republic of China was held in Shanghai from October 12 to 24, 1997. The participating delegations included 46 delegations from all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Cent ...

. Chen retired from competitive wushu in 1997 and became a coach. In 2004, he moved to the United States to establish his school, Sitan Tai Chi and Martial Arts, in New York City. He is also the chairman of the American Tai Chi Qigong Center.

References

Living people 1967 births Chinese wushu practitioners Chinese tai chi practitioners Asian Games medalists in wushu Asian Games gold medalists for China Wushu practitioners at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games {{Footer Asian Games Champions Men's Taijiquan

Career

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