Jayden Yuan

Jayden Yuan
Personal information
Birth nameYuan Xiaochao
Born (1988-08-07) 7 August 1988 (age 36)
Heze, Shandong, China
Occupation(s)Martial artist, athlete, actor
Sport
SportWushu
Event(s)Changquan, Daoshu, Gunshu
TeamShanxi Wushu Team (-2010)
Medal record
Representing  China
Men's Wushu Taolu
Olympic Games (unofficial)
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Changquan
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Kaohsiung Changquan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Hanoi Changquan
Gold medal – first place 2007 Beijing Changquan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha All-around (CQ)
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Changquan
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Macau Changquan

"Jayden" Yuan Xiaochao (Chinese: 袁曉超; pinyin: Yuánxiǎochāo; born 7 August 1988) is a retired professional wushu taolu athlete and actor from China. He was a world champion in 2005 and 2007.

Career

Competitive wushu

Yuan started to practice martial arts in Songjiang Martial Arts School in 1998 and later joined the Shanxi Provincial Wushu Team.[1]

Yuan's international debut was at the 2005 East Asian Games where he won a bronze medal in changquan.[2] At the 2005 World Wushu Championships he became the world champion in changquan.[3][4] Later in the year, he competed in the 2005 National Games of China and won the gold medal in men's daoshu and gunshu combined.[5][6] Yuan then competed in the 2006 Asian Games and won the gold medal in men's changquan all-around.[7] He again became the world champion in changquan at the 2007 World Wushu Championships.[8][9] This qualified him for the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament where he won the gold medal in men's changquan.[10][11] He won yet another gold medal in men's changquan at the 2009 World Games.[12][13] Yuan then competed in the 2009 National Games of China and was a double silver medalist in changquan and daoshu/gunshu combined.[14] His last international competition was the 2010 Asian Games where he won the gold medal in men's changquan.[15][16][17][18]

Acting

After retiring from competitive wushu taolu, he adopted the first-name "Jayden." He starred in the Chinese 3D martial arts film Tai Chi 0 (2012) and its sequel Tai Chi Hero (2012).

Personal life

Yuan's uncles include Yuan Wenqing and Yuan Xindong, both of whom were also on the Shanxi wushu team.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Olympedia – Yuan Xiaochao". Olympedia. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  2. ^ "第４回東アジア大会武術太極拳套路競技成績一覧" [4th East Asian Tournament Wushu Taolu Taolu Competition Results List] (PDF). Japan Wushu & Taijiquan Federation (in Japanese). 2005. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  3. ^ "8th World Wushu Championships, 2005, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  4. ^ "China grabs two more golds at world wushu championships". China Daily. Xinhua News Agency. 2005-12-12. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  5. ^ "袁晓超夺男子长拳全能冠军 武术套路队全胜" [Yuan Xiaochao wins men's Changquan all-around champion, Wushu routine team wins]. NetEase (in Chinese). 2006-12-14. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  6. ^ "[山西]跌倒了,爬起来--记十运会武术冠军袁晓超" [[Shanxi] Fall down, get up]. Sohu (in Chinese). 2005-10-16. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  7. ^ "China win 151st gold in Doha". China Daily. Reuters. 2006-12-15. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  8. ^ "9th World Wushu Championships, 2007, Beijing, China, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2007-11-17. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  9. ^ Li, Chungeng (2007-11-16). "世界武术锦标赛袁晓超长拳折桂" [Yuan Xiaochao wins the title of Changquan at the World Wushu Championships]. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  10. ^ "C13A5_Individual_Men's Changquan In Detail". The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games. 2008-08-22. Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  11. ^ "袁晓超获得北京2008武术比赛男子长拳赛金牌" [Yuan Xiaochao won the gold medal in the Beijing 2008 Wushu Competition Men's Long Boxing Competition]. Sohu (in Chinese). 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  12. ^ "Wushu". Public Television Service. Kaohsiung. 2009-07-23. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  13. ^ Jing, Ya (2009-07-30). "第八届世界运动会武术套路赛 袁晓超长拳震世界" [The 8th World Games Wushu Routine Competition Yuan Xiaochao's long fist shakes the world]. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  14. ^ Jing, Ya (2009-10-14). "全运武术男子刀术棍术全能 山东吕勇绪摘金(图)" [National Games martial arts men's swordsmanship and cudgel all-around Shandong Lu Yongxu wins gold (photos)]. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  15. ^ "China Wushu Star Yuan wins 1st gold of Asian Games". Xinhua News Agency. 2021-11-13. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  16. ^ "China's wushu star wins 1st gold of Asian Games". China Daily. 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  17. ^ Pomfret, James (2010-11-12). "Wushu fighter claims first gold of the games for China". Reuters. Guangzhou. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  18. ^ "袁晓超小失误仍以微弱优势卫冕 中国夺亚运首金" [Yuan Xiaochao's small mistakes still defend the title with a slight advantage, China wins the first gold in the Asian Games]. Sina (in Chinese). 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2021-12-21.