Chinese wushu athlete

"Jayden" Yuan Xiaochao (Chinese: 袁曉超; pinyin: Yuánxiǎochāo; born 7 August 1988) is a retired professional wushu taolu athlete and actor from China. He was a world champion in 2005 and 2007.

Contents

• 1 Career
  • 1.1 Compe*ive wushu
  • 1.2 Acting
• 2 Personal life
• 3 See also
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Career

Compe*ive wushu

Yuan started to practice martial arts in Songjiang Martial Arts School in 1998 and later joined the Shanxi Provincial Wushu Team.

Yuan's international debut was at the 2005 East Asian Games where he won a bronze medal in changquan. He then appeared at the 2005 World Wushu Championships and was the world champion in changquan. Later in the year, he competed in the 2005 National Games of China and won the gold medal in men's daoshu and gunshu combined. Yuan then competed in the 2006 Asian Games and won the gold medal in men's changquan all-around. He then was a world champion once again in changquan at the 2007 World Wushu Championships. This qualified him for the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament where he won the gold medal in men's changquan. He won yet another gold medal in men's changquan at the 2009 World Games. Yuan then competed in the 2009 National Games of China and was a double silver medalist in changquan and daoshu/gunshu combined. His last international compe*ion was at the 2010 Asian Games where he won the gold medal in men's changquan.

Acting

After retiring from compe*ive wushu taolu, he adopted the first-name "Jayden." He starred in Tai Chi 0 (2012) and its sequel Tai Chi Hero (2012).

Personal life

Yuan's uncles include Yuan Wenqing and Yuan Xindong, both of which were also members of the Shanxi wushu team.

See also

• Biography portal
• Martial arts portal

• List of Asian Games medalists in wushu
• China national wushu team

References

External links

• Jayden Yuan at IMDb
• Athlete Profile at the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament