Brian Wang Chien-wei (born July 1, 1988) is an American wushu taolu athlete.
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| Born | July 1, 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wushu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Changquan, Jianshu, Qiangshu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University team | Illini Wushu Columbia Wushu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | US Wushu Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | various | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Wang started training wushu at the age of five in Illinois, and later trained in New York and California. In 2013, he became a member of the US Wushu Team and became a four-time medalist at the Pan American Wushu Championships.[1][2][3] He made his international debut at the 2017 World Wushu Championships in Kazan, Russia, and with his high placements at the 2019 World Wushu Championships in Shanghai, China, he qualified for the 2020 Taolu World Cup in Tokyo, Japan.[4][5] Three years later at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, he won the gold medal in men's jianshu and qiangshu combined.[6][7][8][9]
Competitive history
| Year | Event | CQ | JS | QS | AA |
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| 2014 | Pan American Championships | 11 |  | ||
| 2016 | Pan American Championships | 12 |  | ||
| 2017 | World Championships | 11 | 9 | DNS | |
| 2018 | Pan American Championships | | | ||
| 2019 | World Championships | 13 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2020 | did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2021 | |||||
| 2022 | World Games | 1 | 1 | | |
| 2023 | World Championships | 14 | 10 | 9 | |