Leung Yat Ho

Leung Yat Ho (Chinese: 梁日豪; pinyin: Liángrìháo; born: 1968) is a former actor and wushu taolu athlete from Hong Kong. He was a two-time world champion in nanquan and was also a triple silver medalist at the Asian Games.

Leung Yat Ho
Personal information
Born1968 (age 54–55)
China
OccupationMartial artist, actor
Sport
SportWushu
Event(s)Nanquan
TeamGuangxi Wushu Team (1979-1984)
Guangdong Wushu Team (1984-1989)
Hong Kong Wushu Team (1989-1998)
Coached byYu Liguang
Retired1998
Medal record
Men's Wushu Taolu
Representing  Hong Kong
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Beijing Nanquan
Gold medal – first place 1995 Baltimore Nanquan
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Kuala Lumpur Nanquan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1990 Beijing Nanquan
Silver medal – second place 1994 Hiroshima Nanquan
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1993 Shanghai Nanquan
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Busan Nanquan
Representing  Hong Kong
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1997 Rome Nanquan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok Nanquan
In this chinese name, the surname is Leung.

Competitive wushu career

In 1989, Leung moved to Hong Kong to pursue a career in acting. He continued to seriously train wushu at this time, and won the silver medal in men's nanquan at the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing.[1] A year later, he became the first world champion in nanquan at the 1991 World Wushu Championships.[2] Leung then won a bronze medal in the 1993 World Wushu Championships Kuala Lumpur,[3] silver medal in the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima, and was once again the world champion at the 1995 World Wushu Championships in Baltimore.[4] While representing the SAR of Hong Kong, he first achieved a silver medal victory in the 1997 World Wushu Championships in Rome.[5] For his last competition, Leung won the silver medal in men's nanquan at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok.[6]

Filmography

See also

References
  1. "Wushu results-11th Asian Games Competition" (PDF). Japan Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-04-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "The 1st World Wushu Championships" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "World Wushu Championships 1993 Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "1995 World Wushu Championships Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "1997 World Wushu Championships Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Sallay, Alvin (1998-12-18). "Ng adds gold, Leung silver as SAR enjoys wushu success". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
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