Leung Yat Ho
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| Born | 1968 (age 56–57) Zhaoqing, Guangdong, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Martial artist, actor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wushu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Nanquan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Guangxi Wushu Team (1979-1984) Guangdong Wushu Team (1984-1989) Hong Kong Wushu Team (1989-1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Yu Liguang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[1]
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.[2][3] A year later, he became the first world champion in nanquan at the 1991 World Wushu Championships.[4] Leung then won a bronze medal in the 1993 World Wushu Championships Kuala Lumpur[5] and a silver medal at the 1993 East Asian Games.[6] A year later, he won a silver medal in men's nanquan in the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima. At the 1995 World Wushu Championships in Baltimore, he was once again the world champion in nanquan.[7][8] While representing the SAR of Hong Kong, he first achieved a silver medal victory in the 1997 World Wushu Championships in Rome.[9] For his last competition, Leung won the silver medal in men's nanquan at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok.[10]
Filmography
- Outlaw Brothers (1990)
- The Revenge of Angel (1990)
- Wei Si Li zhi ba wang xie jia (1991)
- Once Upon a Time in China II (1992)
- Once Upon a Time in China IV (1994)
- The Kung Fu Master (TV series) (1994)
- Shi cheng shen tan (1995)
- Kuang ye san qian xiang (1996)
- Another Meltdown (1998)
See also
References
- ^ "Medallists". Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ "Wushu results-11th Asian Games Competition" (PDF). Japan Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ "Leung goes all out to master old rival". South China Morning Post. 1993-02-05. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ "The 1st World Wushu Championships" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ^ "World Wushu Championships 1993 Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation.
- ^ Walker, Jeremy (1993-05-16). "Leung disappointed as China find new champ". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ Alladin, Unus (1995-08-22). "Leung reclaims golden moment". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ "1995 World Wushu Championships Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation.
- ^ "1997 World Wushu Championships Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation.
- ^ Sallay, Alvin (1998-12-18). "Ng adds gold, Leung silver as SAR enjoys wushu success". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
External links
- Leung Yat-ho at IMDb