1996 Asian Wushu Championships

1996 Asian Wushu Championships
VenueNinoy Aquino Stadium
(capacity: 6,000)
LocationPhilippines Manila, Philippines
Start dateNovember 13, 1996
End dateNovember 16, 1996

The 1996 Asian Wushu Championships was the 4th edition of the Asian Wushu Championships. It was held at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila, Philippines from November 13-16, 1996.[1][2][3][4][5] It was one of the first wushu competitions to use computerized scoring and also the first time Sanda appeared as an official sport and taijiquan as an official event at the Asian Wushu Championships.[6][7][8]

President of the Philippines, Fidel V. Ramos, declared November 1996 as the Asian Wushu Championships month as a decree of Proclamation No. 897 signed on October 9, 1996.[9]

Medal table

Taolu and Sanda

  *   Host nation (Philippines)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)110011
2 Philippines*5005
3 Japan (JPN)2136
4 Malaysia (MAS)2013
5 Iran (IRI)2002
6 Vietnam (VIE)1124
7 Chinese Taipei (TPE)1102
 Hong Kong1102
9 Singapore (SGP)1045
10 South Korea (KOR)1001
 Thailand (THA)1001
12 Myanmar0617
Totals (12 entries)28101149

Medalists

Taolu

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Changquan Wu Gang
 China 		unknown unknown
Daoshu unknown
 China 		unknown unknown
Gunshu Alfonso Que
 Philippines 		unknown unknown
Jianshu Lester Pimentel
 Philippines 		unknown unknown
Qiangshu Alfonso Que
 Philippines 		unknown unknown
Nanquan Wu Xianju
 China
Picasso Tan
 Singapore 		Shared Gold Ho Ro Bin
 Malaysia
Taijiquan Kong Xiangdong
 China 		Chan Ming-shu
 Chinese Taipei 		unknown
Taijijian unknown unknown unknown

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Changquan Liu Qinghua
 China 		Nguyễn Thúy Hiền
 Vietnam 		Yuri Kaminiwa
 Japan
Daoshu Nguyễn Thúy Hiền
 Vietnam 		unknown Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Oanh
 Vietnam
Gunshu unknown unknown Munehisa Takayama
 Japan
Jianshu Ng Siu Ching
 Hong Kong 		Yuri Kaminiwa
 Japan 		Chiew Hui Yan
 Singapore
Qiangshu Stephanie Lorraine Lim
 Philippines 		unknown Yuri Kaminiwa
 Japan
Nanquan unknown Ng Siu Ching
 Hong Kong 		Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Oanh
 Vietnam
Taijiquan unknown unknown Tan Mui Buay
 Singapore
Taijijian unknown unknown Tan Mui Buay
 Singapore

References

  1. ^ "RP drops hosting of Asian Junior Wushu tilt". GMA Integrated News. Manila. 2000-03-04. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  2. ^ "china, philippines lead in asian wushu championships". Xinhua News Agency. Manila. 1996-11-14. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  3. ^ "philippine president congratulates chinese wushu team". Xinhua News Agency. Manila. 1996-11-18. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  4. ^ "china dominates asian wushu championships". Xinhua News Agency. Manila. 1996-11-16. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  5. ^ "'pore bags one gold, four bronzes". The Straits Times. National Library Board. 1996-11-18. p. 32. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
  6. ^ "Tourism Board supports jr wushu tiff". The Philippine Star. Manila. 2013-07-20. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  7. ^ Low, Calvin (1996-11-16). "Late surge brings two bronze medals". The New Paper. National Library Board. p. 43. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  8. ^ "Swordplay first". The New Paper. National Library Board. 1996-10-30. p. 46. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  9. ^ Ramos, Fidel V. (1996-10-09). "Proclomation No. 897". The LAWPHil Project. Manila. Retrieved 2024-11-14.