Sun Peiyuan

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Born (1989-08-27) August 27, 1989 (age 36)
Zibo, Shandong, China
Occupation(s)Martial artist, athlete, coach
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sun Peiyuan
Sun Peiyuan in San Jose, California in 2025.
Personal information
Born (1989-08-27) August 27, 1989 (age 36)
Zibo, Shandong, China
Alma materShandong University of Finance and Economics
Occupation(s)Martial artist, athlete, coach
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportWushu
Event(s)
Changquan, Daoshu, Gunshu
TeamShandong Wushu Team
(2003-current)
Coached byLu Yongxu
Medal record
Representing  China
Men's Wushu Taolu
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 AnkaraDaoshu
Gold medal – first place2015 JakartaChangquan
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2016 FuzhouChangquan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonDaoshu+Gunshu
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta-PalembangChangquan
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouChangquan

Sun Peiyuan (Chinese: 孙培原; pinyin: Sūnpéiyuán; born August 27, 1989) is a professional wushu taolu athlete from China.[1] He is regarded as one of the most dominant wushu athletes of the 2010s, having been the first athlete to achieve the new version of the "grand slam" (gold medals at the national championships, National Games of China, Asian Games, World Cup, and the World Wushu Championships).

Sun started training wushu at the age of six.[2] In 2003, he was selected to join the Shandong provincial wushu team and in 2009, Sun was admitted into the Physical Education Institute of the Shandong University of Finance and Economics.[3]

Sun's first major appearance was at the 2009 National Games of China where he won a bronze medal in men's daoshu and gunshu combined.[4] His international debut was two years later at the 2011 World Wushu Championships where he became the world champion in men's daoshu.[5] Two years later, he competed in the 2013 National Games of China and won the silver medal in the changquan all-around event. A year later, he appeared at the 2014 Asian Games and won the gold medal in the men's daoshu and gunshu combined event.[6] He then won a gold medal in changquan at the 2015 World Wushu Championships,[7][8] followed by a win in the same event at the 2016 Taolu World Cup. A year later at the 2017 National Games of China, he won the gold medal in men's all-around changquan. Sun then returned to the Asian Games in 2018 and won the gold medal in men's changquan, which was the first medal for China at the 2018 Asian Games.[9][10][11][12]

At the 2021 National Games of China, Sun won the bronze medal in men's chanquan all-around due to a 0.1 point deduction in his changquan routine.[13] Two years later at the 2022 Asian Games, Sun repeated his gold medal victory in men's changquan.

Competitive history

Year Event CQ DS GS AA
Senior
2009 National Games 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) ? ? 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2010 National Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2011 World Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
National Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2012 National University Games of China [zh] ? ? ? 1st place, gold medalist(s)
National Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2013 National Games ? ? ? 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2014 Asian Games 1 1 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2015 World Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2016 World Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2017 National Games ? ? ? 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018 Asian Games 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2020 did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 National Games 4 1 2 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023 Asian Games 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Awards

Awarded by the General Administration of Sport of China:[14]

  • Sports Medal of Honor (2012)
  • Elite Athlete (2016)

See also

References

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