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Chang Zhizhao

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Chang Zhizhao
Personal information
Born (1992-08-29) August 29, 1992 (age 32)
Zongyang, Anhui, China
Alma materLanzhou University
Occupation(s)Martial 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 Singapore Daoshu (A)

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

Career

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Junior

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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

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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)
2020 did 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

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References

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  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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