User:Yinglong999/sandbox3
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| Born | 1988 (age 35–36) Binondo, Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wushu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Changquan, Daoshu, Gunshu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Philippines Wushu Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Samson Co | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Arvin Ting is a retired competitive wushu taolu athlete from the Philippines. He is most remembered for being a gold medalist at the World Wushu Championships and a silver medalist at the Asian Games while still being a teenager.
Career
Ting made his international debut at the age of eleven at the 2000 Asian Wushu Championships but did not place. He then competed in the 2001 SEA Games and won a bronze medal in daoshu. During the following year, he competed at the 2002 Asian Games and won the bronze medal in the men's changquan all-around,[1] thus making him the youngest medal winner in Wushu at the Asian Games. A year later at the age of fourteen, he became the world champion in men's daoshu at the 2003 World Wushu Championships. A few weeks later, Ting was a double gold medalist in daoshu and gunshu at the 2003 SEA Games.[2] The following year, he won medals of all colors in the 2004 Asian Wushu Championships. A year later, he competed in the 2005 World Wushu Championships but did not place, but then competed at the 2005 SEA Games and won a gold medal in daoshu and a bronze medal in changquan.
Ting was officially part of the delegation for Philippines at the 2006 Asian Games. He was dropped shortly before the competition started by the president of the Wushu Federation of the Philippines, Julian Camacho, because Ting had not attended practices during the last month.[3] Ting was busy with school work and unofficially retired from competitive wushu in the upcoming months. He along with his brothers attended Miami University for college.
See also
References
- ^ "14-year-old Arvin strong contender in changquan". The Philippine Star. Busan, South Korea. 2002-10-11. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "Wushu artists key RP surge". The Philippine Star. Hanoi. 2003-12-14. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "Exec: RP wushu team can hit gold at Asian Games". GMA News Online. 2006-11-27. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
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