Samuei Hui

Samuei Tak-Yan Hui (Chinese: 許得恩; pinyin: Xǔdé'ēn; born: June 6, 1997) is a wushu taolu athlete from Hong Kong.

Samuei Hui
Personal information
Born (1997-06-06) June 6, 1997
Occupation(s)Martial artist, athlete
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportWushu
Event(s)Tai chi, taijijian
TeamHong Kong Wushu Team
Medal record
Men's Wushu Taolu
Representing  Hong Kong
World Championships
2019 Shanghai Taijijian
2017 Kazan Taijijian
2017 Kazan Taijijian
World University Games
2021 Chengdu Taijijian
2021 Chengdu Taijijian
Asian Championships
2016 Taoyuan Taijijian
In this Chinese name, the family name is Hui.

Career

Hui made his international debut at the 2015 World Wushu Championships where he placed seventh in both tai chi and taijijian.[1] A year later at the 2016 Asian Wushu Championships, he won the gold medal in tai chi.[2] At the 2017 World Wushu Championships, Hui won medals in tai chi and taijijian.[3] At the 2018 Asian Games, he finished in a four-way tie for second in tai chi and a three-way tie for fourth in taijijian, thus ending in a fourth place ranking in the all-around tai chi event.[4] A year later at the 2019 World Wushu Championships, he became the world champion in men's taijijian.[5]

In 2023 at the 2021 Summer World University Games, Hui won the gold medal in men's taijijian, the first gold medal for Hong Kong at the Games.[6][7] He additionally won a bronze medal in tai chi.[8][9]

Competitive history
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Year Event TJQ TJJ AA QS GRP
2015 World Championships 7 7
2016 Asian Championships 8 8
2017 World Championships
2018 Asian Games 2 4 4
World Cup
2019 World Championships 8 8 ()
2020did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic
2023 World University Games

References
  1. "13th World Wushu Championships, 2015, Jakarta, Indonesia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2015-11-18. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-10-24.
  2. "第９回アジア武術選手権大会" [9th Asian Wushu Championships] (PDF). Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation (in Japanese). 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  3. "14th World Wushu Championships, 2017, Kazan, Russia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2017-10-03. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-11-28.
  4. "Wushu Technical Handbook" (PDF). Jakarta: Asian Games 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  5. "15th World Wushu Championships, Shanghai, China, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2019-10-23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-11-26.
  6. "Samuel Hui wins first gold for HK in university games". RTHK. 2023-07-29. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  7. "Samuel Hui clinches first gold for HK in Chengdu Universiade". Dot Dot News. 2023-07-29. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  8. "Hong Kong grab two wushu bronzes at University Game". RTHK. 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  9. Hui, Sophie (2023-07-31). "Wushu squad lifts SAR in Chengdu". The Standard. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
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