1987 Asian Wushu Championships

1987 Asian Wushu Championships
Venue	Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium (capacity: 8,000)
Location	Yokohama, Japan
Start date	September 26, 2024
End date	September 27, 2024
Competitors	90 from 12 nations

The 1987 Asian Wushu Championships was the first edition of the Asian Wushu Championships.^[1] It was held in the Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Yokohama, Japan, from September 26 to 27, 1987.^[2][3] The Wushu Federation of Asia (WFA) was founded at this competition, and a bid was drafted for wushu's successful inclusion at the 1990 Asian Games.^[4][5]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Japan)

Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	13	3	0	16
2	Hong Kong	1	9	4	14
3	Japan*	1	3	8	12
4	Singapore	1	1	2	4
Totals (4 entries)		16	16	14	46

Medalists

All-around results

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men	Zhao Changjun  China	Wong Yeung Hoi  Hong Kong	Hai Choi Lam  Hong Kong
Women	Zhang Yuping  China	Ng Siu Ching  Hong Kong	Maehigasi Atsuko  Japan

Men

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Changquan	Zhao Changjun  China	Wong Yeung Hoi  Hong Kong	Hai Choi Lam  Hong Kong
Daoshu	Zhao Changjun  China	Hai Choi Lam  Hong Kong	Hayashi Manabu  Japan
Gunshu	Zhao Changjun  China	Wong Yeung Hoi  Hong Kong	Mak Tak Low  Hong Kong
Jianshu	Jia Ping  China	Wong Yeung Hoi  Hong Kong	Hirota Kazunari  Japan
Qiangshu	Zhang Chengjun  China	Ng Cheng Chua  Singapore	Hirota Kazunari  Japan
Nanquan	Too Siu Chun  Hong Kong	Chen Weicai  China	Lin Dicai  Singapore
Taijiquan	Dong Jie  China	Arai Shinji  Japan	Kimura Toyohiko  Japan

Women

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Changquan	Zhang Yuping  China	Ng Siu Ching  Hong Kong	Maehigasi Atsuko  Japan
Daoshu	Zhang Yuping  China	Maehigasi Atsuko  Japan	Too Yuet Ping  Hong Kong
Gunshu	Zhang Yuping  China	Ng Siu Ching  Hong Kong	Maehigasi Atsuko  Japan
Jianshu	Li Xia  China	Ng Siu Ching  Hong Kong	none awarded
Qiangshu	Feng Qiuying  China	Fujii Hisako  Japan	Seah Gek Choi  Singapore
Nanquan	Tan Ai Lan  Singapore	Chen Huimin  China	none awarded
Taijiquan	Morita Hisako  Japan	Dong Pei  China	Nogochi Atauko  Japan

References

1. "first asian wushu championships to open in japan in september". Beijing. Xinhua General Overseas News Service. 1987-01-20. 0120046. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
2. "ten countries and regions apply for inaugural asian wushu championships". Beijing. Xinhua General Overseas News Service. 1987-08-10. 0810063. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
3. "results of first-day asian wushu championships". Xinhua General News Service. Yokohama. Xinhua News Agency. 1987-09-26. 0926150. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
4. "asian wushu championships conclude in japan". Yokohama. Xinhua General Overseas News Service. 1987-09-27. 0927088. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
5. "asian wushu federation formed in japan". Xinhua General News Service. Yokohama, Japan. 1987-09-25. 0925126. Retrieved 2024-10-08.