Geng Xiaoling (; born 2 February 1984) is a retired professional wushu taolu athlete who represented Hong Kong. She is one of the most renowned taolu athletes of all time, having been a five-time world champion and a gold medallist at the

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and the

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Career

Geng began training wushu at the age of ten and later was accepted into the Shandong Wushu Team. She competed at the

2005 National Games of China The 10th National Games of the People's Republic of China was a multi-sport event that was held in Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, from 12–23 October 2005. As a premier national sporting event, the 10th National Games of China, National Games o ...

but was unsuccessful in winning any medals. In 2006, she was approached by Yu Liguang, coach of the Hong Kong Wushu Team, and was invited to start representing Hong Kong in wushu competitions. Geng's international debut was at the

2007 World Wushu Championships The 2007 World Wushu Championships was the 9th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in Beijing, China from November 11 to November 17, 2007. Nearly 1,000 athletes from 89 IWUF national fede ...

in Beijing where she won a silver medal in daoshu and a bronze medal in changquan. This qualified her for the

2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament The 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament (Chinese: 北京2008武术比赛; pinyin: ''Běijīng 2008 wǔshù bǐsài'') was a wushu competition which was held from August 21 to 24, 2008 at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in Beijing, China. The tourn ...

where she won the gold medal in the daoshu and gunshu combined event. A year later, she appeared at the

2009 East Asian Games ) , Host city = Hong Kong , Teams participating = 9 , Athletes participating = 2,377 , Events = 262 events in 22 sports , Opening ceremony = December 5, 2009 , Closing ceremony = December 13, 2009 , Officially opened by = State Councilor L ...

and won in the same combined event. During the

2009 World Wushu Championships The 2009 World Wushu Championships was the 10th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded populatio ...

, she won her first gold medal (in daoshu) at the WWC, and also won a silver medal in gunshu. Geng's next major appearance was at the

2010 World Combat Games The first World Combat Games were held in Beijing, China, from August 28 to September 4, 2010. 136 gold medals were vied for by 1,108 competitors from all five continents. There were twelve martial arts sports competitions: boxing, judo, ju-jitsu ...

where she won a silver medal in changquan. A few months later, she was able to win the gold medal in the changquan event at the

2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), was a regional multi-sport event celebrated from November 12 to November 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, although several events ...

. A year later, she was a triple medallist at the

2011 World Wushu Championships The 2011 World Wushu Championships was the 11th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Ankara Arena in Ankara, Turkey from October 9 to October 14, 2011. This competition was also the qualifier for the 2013 World Combat Game ...

and was the world champion in gunshu. At the

2013 World Wushu Championships The 2013 World Wushu Championships was the 12th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from November 1 to November 5, 2013. Medal summary Medal table Men's taolu ...

, she was a triple medallist once again and was the world champion in daoshu for the second time. Half a month before the

2013 East Asian Games The 2013 East Asian Games, officially known as the VI East Asian Games, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Tianjin, China, between 6 October and 15 October 2013. 2,422 Athletes from nine East Asian nations competed in 254 eve ...

, Geng suffered a sudden knee injury and was told that she should not compete. She persisted, and was able to win the gold medal in the daoshu and gunshu combined event. A year later at the

2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games ( ko, 2014년 아시아 경기대회/2014년 아시안 게임, Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 17th Asian Games ( ko, 제17회 아시아 경기대회/제17회 ...

, her four teammates forfeited from competition due to injuries and Geng felt pressured to win Hong Kong's only medal in the wushu event and to also defend her title from 2010. Despite a successful performance, she only won the silver medal in

changquan Chángquán () refers to a family of external (as opposed to internal) martial arts (kung fu) styles from northern China. The forms of the Long Fist style emphasize fully extended kicks and striking techniques, and by appearance would be consi ...

. She made up this loss with an impressive showing at the

2015 World Wushu Championships The 2015 World Wushu Championships was the 13th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania ...

where she won two gold medals, becoming world champion in changquan and gunshu. After this competition, Geng announced her formal retirement from competition and became an assistant coach for the Hong Kong Wushu Team. Shortly before the

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, three wushu athletes who were to represent Hong Kong were deemed ineligible to compete because they did not fulfil the residency requirement to represent Hong Kong at an international sporting competition. At the age of 34, Geng was called out of retirement to compete in the women's changquan event. Although she performed successfully, Geng lost a podium spot due to a 0.1 deduction. Despite not placing, she stated she was satisfied with her performance, and declared her retirement once again to resume coaching the Hong Kong Wushu Team.

Competitive History

Honours

Awards from the Hong Kong SAR Government * Medal of Honour: 2011

Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards (Traditional Chinese characters, Traditional Chinese language, Chinese: 香港傑出運動員選舉) By virtue of the SF&OC’s input and effort, Hong Kong sports have gradually gained a high status in society. As an ...

* Outstanding Athlete of Hong Kong: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 Awards from the Junior Chamber International Hong Kong * : 2017

References

External links

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Career

Competitive History

Honours

See also

References

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