Singaporean wushu practitioner
Jowen Lim Si Wei (Chinese : 林思韦 ; pinyin : Lin Siwei ; born: January 6, 1999) is a Singaporean wushu taolu athlete.
Career
Junior
Lim started practicing wushu at the age of six.[1] Between 2010 and 2014 he made three appearances at the World Junior Wushu Championships and became a two-time world junior champion. Lim also competed twice at the Asian Junior Wushu Championships and is a one-time Asian junior champion.
Senior
Lim competed in the 2016 Asian Wushu Championships in Taoyuan and was a silver medalist in daoshu and a bronze medalist in duilian.[2] A year later, he competed in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games and was a double gold medalist.[3] [4] The same year, he competed in the 2017 World Wushu Championships and won the bronze medal in daoshu.[5] A year later, he competed in the men's daoshu and gunshu combined event at the 2018 Asian Games and missed the bronze medal by 0.01.[6] [7] The following year, he was a double bronze medalist in daoshu and gunshu at the 2019 World Wushu Championships .[8] Shortly thereafter, he won a silver medal in daoshu and gunshu combined at the 2019 SEA Games .
Lim's first major competition after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic was at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games (hosted in 2022), where he won silver medals in changquan as well as daoshu and gunshu combined.[9] [10] A few months later, he competed in the 2022 World Games and won the silver medal in daoshu and gunshu combined. The following year, he won a gold medal in daoshu and gunshu combined along with a silver medal in changquan at the 2023 Southeast Asian Games .[11] Lim was then chosen alongside fencer Amita Berthier as the flagbearers for the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou , China,[12] and then won the silver medal in men's daoshu and gunshu at the event.[13] [14] Shortly after, he won the bronze medal in the same event at the 2023 World Combat Games .[15] At the 2023 World Wushu Championships , Lim became the world champion in gunshu and won a silver medal in daoshu.[1] [16]
Competitive history
See also
References
^ a b Lee, David (20 November 2023). "Singapore wushu exponent Jowen Lim overcomes calamity to become gunshu world champion" . The Straits Times . Retrieved 23 November 2023 .
^ "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 .
^ Teo, Teng Kiat (20 August 2017). "SEA Games: Jowen Lim wins Singapore's first wushu gold" . TODAY Online . Kuala Lumpur. Retrieved 11 October 2021 .
^ Chia, Nicole (21 August 2017). "SEA Games: Jowen Lim wins wushu gold in daoshu and gunshu" . The Straits Times . Kuala Lumpur. Retrieved 11 October 2021 .
^ "14th World Wushu Championships, 2017, Kazan, Russia, Results" (PDF) . International Wushu Federation . 3 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2021 .
^ Yusof, Amir (21 August 2018). "Asian Games: Singapore's Jowen Lim impresses on debut, misses out on wushu bronze by 0.01pts" . Channel Newsasia . Jakarta. Retrieved 11 October 2021 .
^ Chia, Nicole (23 August 2018). "Asian Games: Singapore's Jowen Lim soldiers on despite sprained ankle, is denied wushu bronze by 0.01 of a point" . The Straits Times . Jakarta. Retrieved 11 October 2021 .
^ "15th World Wushu Championships, Shanghai, China, Results" (PDF) . International Wushu Federation . 23 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2010 .
^ "Golden performers" . New Straits Times . 13 May 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2023 .
^ Kwek, Kimberly (15 May 2022). "SEA Games: Silver for Jowen Lim as Singapore wrap up wushu event with best away showing" . The Straits Times . Retrieved 8 October 2023 .
^ Wong, Jonathan (12 May 2023). "SEA Games 2023: Momentous wushu golds for Kimberly Ong, Jowen Lim in Cambodia" . The Straits Times . Retrieved 8 October 2023 .
^ "WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Sports happenings in Singapore (31 Jul-6 Aug)" . Yahoo News . 6 August 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023 .
^ Mohan, Matthew (27 September 2023). "Silver for Jowen Lim at Asian Games as Singapore wushu exponents continue strong showing" . CNA . Retrieved 27 September 2023 .
^ Lee, David (27 September 2023). "Singapore's Jowen Lim wins historic wushu silver at Asian Games" . The Straits Times . Retrieved 27 September 2023 .
^ "Celebrations on hold after Jowen Lim bags wushu bronze at World Combat Games" . The Straits Times . 25 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023 .
^ Rifhan, Khalis (23 November 2023). "Record medal haul for Singapore at World Wushu Championships" . The Independent . Retrieved 23 November 2023 .
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