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
Gold medal – first place 2019 Shanghai Taijijian
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kazan Taijijian
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kazan Taijijian
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chengdu Taijijian
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Chengdu Taijijian
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Taoyuan Taijijian

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

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 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 8
2017 World Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018 Asian Games 2 4 4
World Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019 World Championships 8 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 (3rd place, bronze medalist(s))
2020did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic
2023 World University Games 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)

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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