Gao Jiamin
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Citizenship | American (2000-present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Fuzhou, Fujian, China | June 26, 1966||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Shanghai University of Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Martial artist, athlete, coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 1974-present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Yu Shaowen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wushu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Taijiquan, Taijijian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | Fujian Wushu Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Zeng Nai Liang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gao Jiamin (Chinese:
Career[edit]
Early career[edit]
Gao began practicing wushu at the age of eight. In 1977, she was selected to train with the Fujian Wushu team and began to specialize in taijiquan under Zeng Nai Liang.[3]
Competitive years: 1990-1997[edit]
Gao's first major international appearance was at the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, China, where she won the silver medal in women's taijiquan.[5][6][7] A year later, she competed at the 1991 World Wushu Championships also held in Beijing, and became the first world champion in women's taijiquan.[8] She then won a gold medal at the 1992 Asian Wushu Championships in Seoul, Korea. A year later, Gao won the women's taijiquan gold medal at the 1993 East Asian Games in Shanghai, China.[9][10] Following this, she became a member of the sports committee of the 8th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 1993 to 1998.[11]
At the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima, Japan, Gao won the gold medal in women's taijiquan.[12][13][14] A year later, Gao competed in the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand,[15][16] and won once again in women's taijiquan.[17] As of the 2018 Asian Games, she is the most prolific wushu athlete at the Asian Games, having won three medals with two of them being gold. In 1999, she announced her retirement from competition.[2]
Post-retirement[edit]
After her competitive career, Gao became a deputy of Fujian Province in the 9th National People's Congress.[11] She also became the Vice President of the Fujian Wushu Team and an advisor of the Macau Wushu Team.[3] In 2000, she and her husband, Yu Shaowen, moved to the United States and settled in Portland, Oregon. They currently teach at the U.S. Wushu Center.[18] Today, Gao is also a coach of the USAWKF National Traditional Wushu Team and the National Taijiquan Team.[19][20]
Awards[edit]
By the Chinese Wushu Association
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "【
名人 会 客 厅】太 极"女 皇 "高 佳 敏 " [【Celebrity Hall】Taiji "Queen" Gao Jiamin]. Sohu (in Chinese). 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2021-05-04. - ^ a b "【
越 洋 特 稿 】 专访 "太 极女皇 "高 佳 敏 ,畅谈太 极人生 " [【Overseas Feature】 Interview with "Tai Chi Queen" Gao Jiamin, talks about Taiji life.]. World Taijiquan Website (in Chinese). 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2021-05-04. - ^ a b c "Gao Jia Min - A Legendary Taijiquan Competitor & Her Secrets of Success". Kung Fu Magazine. 2000-07-01. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ a b "Master Jiamin Gao". World Taiji Science Federation. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ "
第 11回 アジア競技 大会 武術 競技 成績 結果 一覧 表 " [11th Asian Games Martial Arts Results List] (PDF). Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation (in Japanese). 1990. Retrieved 2021-05-29. - ^ "chinese asian games team rosters (6)". Xinhua News Agency. Beijing. 1990-09-04. 0904061. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ "asiad-results-wushu". Xinhua News Agency. Beijing. 1990-10-03. 1026428. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ "Results at Wushu (Martial Arts) Worlds". Xinhua News Agency. Beijing. 1991-10-13. 1013144. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
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第 1回 東 アジア競技 大会 競技 成績 一覧 " [List of competition results for the 1st East Asian Games] (PDF). Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation (in Japanese). 1993. Retrieved 2021-05-29. - ^ "China Continues Domination at East Asian Games". Xinhua News Agency. Shanghai. 1993-05-16. 0516182. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ a b 历届
全 国政 协委员人名 辞典 [Dictionary of the Names of Members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference] (in Chinese). Beijing, China: National Radio and Television Administration. 1996. ISBN 9787507813746. - ^ "
第 12回 広島 アジア競技 大会 《武術 太極拳 》競技 成績 一覧 " [12th Hiroshima Asian Games "Wushu Taigokuken" Competition Results List] (PDF). Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation (in Japanese). 1994. Retrieved 2021-05-29. - ^ "Asiad results of Wushu, Women's Taijiquan -3-". Kyodo News. Hiroshima. Japan Economic Newswire. 1994-10-14. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ "Gao Jiamin Takes Women's Taijiquan Gold for China". Xinhua News Agency. Hiroshima. 1994-10-14. 1014106. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ "Asian Games medal winners Fri., Dec. 18 -3-". Kyodo News. Bangkok. Japan Economic Newswire. 1998-12-18. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ "Asian Games Medalists". Associated Press International. Bangkok, Thailand. 1998-12-18. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ "
第 12回 バンコアジア競技 大会 《武術 太極拳 》競技 成績 一覧 " [12th Bangkok Asian Games "Wushu Taijiken" Competition Results List] (PDF). Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation (in Japanese). 1998. Retrieved 2021-05-29. - ^ Hewitt, Lyndsey (2017-02-15). "Wushu Warriors Nurture Martial Arts and Culture". Pamplin Media Group. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ "Results for 2nd World Taijiquan Championships". USAWKF. 2016. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ "Results for 8th World Kungfu Championships". USAWKF. 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
External links[edit]
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Fuzhou
- Chinese wushu practitioners
- Chinese tai chi practitioners
- Sportspeople from Fujian
- Chinese expatriates in the United States
- Asian Games silver medalists for China
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Wushu practitioners at the 1990 Asian Games
- Wushu practitioners at the 1994 Asian Games
- Wushu practitioners at the 1998 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in wushu
- World champion wushu athletes