He Jingde (; born April 23, 1978) is a former competitive
wushu taolu athlete and stuntman originally from China. He was a member of the
Beijing Wushu Team, an original member of
Cirque du Soleil's
KA, and a renowned athlete representing Hong Kong. He is a two-time world champion and medalist at the
Asian Games
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and the
East Asian Games, and is especially remembered for his unique wushu style.
Career
In 1994, He was recruited by
Wu Bin to join the
Beijing Wushu Team. He achieved success in various disciplines including a bronze medal victory in shuangdao at the 1997
National Games of China. After this major competition, the Beijing Wushu Team went on various international tours, and He had the chance to perform and compete internationally. After winning the bronze medal in the men's daoshu and gunshu combined event at the
2001 National Games of China
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, he retired from competitive wushu.
In 2003, He along with his wife
Lo Nga Ching moved to Canada, then to the United States to become members of
Cirque du Soleil's ''Kà''. He was joined by fellow retired Beijing Wushu Team members Li Jing and
Jian Zengjiao
Jian Zengjiao () is a retired professional wushu taolu athlete originally from Liaoning, China. He is currently a performer in Cirque du Soleil's ''Kà'' and is a coach in Las Vegas, United States.
Career
Jian started practicing wushu at the ...
. He also would spend time teaching wushu in Los Angeles and working as a fight choreographer.
In 2005, He moved to Hong Kong and became a member of the Hong Kong wushu team. His first major international appearance was at the
2006 Asian Games
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in Doha, Qatar where he lost the bronze medal position by 0.05 in
men's nanquan. After not seeing success in the
2007 World Wushu Championships
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in Beijing, China, he appeared at the
2009 World Wushu Championships
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in Toronto, Canada and became a world champion in nangun in addition to winning two more medals. Shortly after, He won the gold medal in men's nanquan 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 ...
in Hong Kong. The following year, he was the silver medalist in men's nanquan at the
2010 World Combat Games
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in Beijing, China. Later that year, he won the silver medal in
men's nanquan at the
2010 Asian Games
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in Guangzhou, China. As his last competition, he competed in the
2011 World Wushu Championships
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in Ankara, Turkey, and was once again a world champion in nangun as well as a double silver medalist in nanquan and nandao.
Competitive history
Personal life
He is married to
Lo Nga Ching, a two-time world champion and double silver medalist at the
East Asian Games. They have two kids and teach wushu in Hong Kong. One of their children, Jada He, is a two time gold medalist at the
World Junior Wushu Championships.
Awards
* : 2011
*
Outstanding Athlete of Hong Kong: 2012
See also
*
List of Asian Games medalists in wushu
References
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1978 births
American wushu practitioners
Asian Games medalists in wushu
Asian Games silver medalists for Hong Kong
Chinese expatriates in Hong Kong
Chinese expatriates in the United States
Chinese wushu practitioners
Cirque du Soleil performers
Hong Kong wushu practitioners
living people
medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
wushu practitioners at the 2006 Asian Games
wushu practitioners at the 2010 Asian Games
World champion wushu athletes