Huang Junhua (; born 29 December 1991) is a professional wushu taolu athlete from Macau. He is a two-time world champion and the second ever gold medallist for Macau at the Asian Games.

Career

Huang made his international debut at the 2012 Asian Wushu Championships where he won a bronze medal in nanquan. He then competed in 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 ...

and won bronze medals in nanquan and duilian. He also competed in 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 ...

the same year where he claimed a silver medal in nandao. A year later, Huang competed in 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 ...

and won the silver medal men's nanquan. Another year later, he competed in 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 ...

in Jakarta, Indonesia, where he became the world champion in nangun and additionally won a silver medal in nanquan. He then won two bronze medals in the 2016 Asian Wushu Championships in nanquan and nandao. Following this, he competed in the

2017 World Wushu Championships The 2017 World Wushu Championships was the 14th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Kazan Gymnastics Center in Kazan, Russia from September 19 to October 3, 2017. For the countries in Asia, this was also the qualificatio ...

in Kazan, Russia, where he was a world champion in nandao and also a silver medalist in nanquan. A year later, Huang claimed a historical gold medal for Macau at the 2018 Asian Games in the men's nanquan event, which was the second ever gold medal for Macau at the Asian Games. His high placements at the 207 world championships helped him qualify for the 2018

Taolu World Cup The Taolu World Cup is an elite-level international sports championship hosted by the International Wushu Federation (IWUF) for the sport of wushu taolu. Athletes qualify by placing in the top-eight of a standard taolu event at the prior World ...

where he won a gold and bronze medal in nandao and nangun respectively. His most recent appearance was at the

2019 World Wushu Championships The 2019 World Wushu Championships was the 15th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Minhang Gymnasium in Shanghai, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is ...

in Shanghai, China, where he won a silver medal in nangun and a bronze medal in nanquan.

Honours

Awarded by the Macau SAR Government: * Silver Lotus Medal of Honour (2018)

Macau Outstanding Athletes Election The Macau Outstanding Athletes Election (Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Eleição dos Atletas Excepcionais de Macau''; ) is organized by the and by to award athletes who have contributed to the success or development of Macau in sport. 80% of ...

* Honorary Athletes Awards (2015, 2017)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Huang, Junhua 1991 births Living people Macau wushu practitioners Wushu practitioners at the 2014 Asian Games Wushu practitioners at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Macau Asian Games silver medalists for Macau Asian Games medalists in wushu

Career

Honours

See also

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