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.[1]

Leung Yat Ho
Personal information
Born1968 (age 55–56)
Zhaoqing, Guangdong, China
Occupation(s)Martial artist, actor
Sport
SportWushu
EventNanquan
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
1991 Beijing Nanquan
1995 Baltimore Nanquan
1993 Kuala Lumpur Nanquan
Asian Games
1990 Beijing Nanquan
1994 Hiroshima Nanquan
East Asian Games
1993 Shanghai Nanquan
1997 Busan Nanquan
Representing  Hong Kong
World Championships
1997 Rome Nanquan
Asian Games
1998 Bangkok Nanquan
Asian Championships
1989 Hong Kong Nanquan
1992 Seoul 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.[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

See also

References
  1. "Medallists". Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  2. "Wushu results-11th Asian Games Competition" (PDF). Japan Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  3. "Leung goes all out to master old rival". South China Morning Post. 1993-02-05. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  4. "The 1st World Wushu Championships" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  5. "World Wushu Championships 1993 Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation.
  6. Walker, Jeremy (1993-05-16). "Leung disappointed as China find new champ". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  7. Alladin, Unus (1995-08-22). "Leung reclaims golden moment". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  8. "1995 World Wushu Championships Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation.
  9. "1997 World Wushu Championships Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation.
  10. 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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