Huang Junhua

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Huang Junhua

| honorific_suffix = SLM

| national_team =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1991|12|29}}

| height = 1.61m

| weight = 46kg

| sport = Wushu

| event = Nanquan, Nandao, Nangun

| team = Macau Wushu Team

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{MAC}}}}

| show-medals = yes

}}

Huang Junhua {{post-nominals|post-noms=SLM}} ({{Lang-zh|c=黄俊华|p=Huángjùnhuá}}; born 29 December 1991) is a professional wushu taolu athlete from Macau. He is a two-time world champion and the second ever gold medallist for Macau at the Asian Games.

Career

Huang made his international debut at the 2012 Asian Wushu Championships where he won a bronze medal in nanquan.{{Cite web|date=2012-08-25|title=第８回アジア武術選手権大会|trans-title=8th Asian Wushu Championships|url=https://www.jwtf.or.jp/event/pdf/120910_01.pdf|access-date=2021-12-16|website=Japan Wushu & Taijiquan Federation|language=ja}} He then competed in the 2013 East Asian Games and won bronze medals in nanquan and duilian. He also competed in the 2013 World Wushu Championships the same year where he claimed a silver medal in nandao.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=12th World Wushu Championships, 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Results|url=http://www.iwuf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/12th-World-Wushu-Championships-2013-Kuala-Lumpur-Malaysia-Results.pdf|access-date=2021-09-07|website=International Wushu Federation}} A year later, Huang competed in the 2014 Asian Games and won the silver medal men's nanquan.{{cite web|url=https://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/WU/CumulativeResult/?RSC=WUM003D01&lang=en|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140922200448/https://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/WU/CumulativeResult/?RSC=WUM003D01&lang=en|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 22, 2014|title=Men's Nanquan & Nangun All-Round|date=22 September 2014|work=Incheon 2014 official website|access-date=23 August 2018}} Another year later, he competed in the 2015 World Wushu Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, where he became the world champion in nangun and additionally won a silver medal in nanquan.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=13th World Wushu Championships, 2015, Jakarta, Indonesia, Results|url=http://www.iwuf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/13th-World-Wushu-Championships-2015-Jakarta-Indonesia-Sanda-Results-merged.pdf|access-date=2021-09-07|website=International Wushu Federation}} He then won two bronze medals in the 2016 Asian Wushu Championships in nanquan and nandao.{{Cite web|date=2016-09-05|title=第９回アジア武術選手権大会|trans-title=9th Asian Wushu Championships|url=https://www.jwtf.or.jp/event/pdf/ev161015_0201.pdf|access-date=2021-12-16|website=Japan Wushu &Taijiquan Federation|language=ja}} Following this, he competed in the 2017 World Wushu Championships in Kazan, Russia, where he was a world champion in nandao and also a silver medalist in nanquan.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=14th World Wushu Championships, 2017, Kazan, Russia, Results|url=http://www.iwuf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/14th-World-Wushu-Championships-2017-_Kazan-Russia_Results.pdf|access-date=2021-09-07|website=International Wushu Federation}}

A year later, Huang claimed a historical gold medal for Macau at the 2018 Asian Games in the men's nanquan event, which was the second ever gold medal for Macau at the Asian Games.{{Cite news|url=https://en.antaranews.com/news/117626/asian-games-wushu--macau-china-wins-gold-in-mens-nanquan-nangun-category|title=Asian Games (wushu) - Macau, China wins gold in men's Nanquan-Nangun category - ANTARA News|last=antaranews.com|work=Antara News|access-date=23 August 2018|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://macaunews.mo/gold-medal-for-macau-athlete-in-the-asian-games-in-jakarta/|title=Gold medal for Macau athlete in the Asian Games in Jakarta {{!}} Macau News|date=2018-08-22|work=Macau News|access-date=23 August 2018|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=行政長官崔世安祝賀黃俊華奪金|url=https://www.gcs.gov.mo/showNews.php?DataUcn=128831&PageLang=C|access-date=|website=Gabinete de Comunicação Social|language=zh}}{{Cite web|url=https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/HUANG-Junhua-3002558/|title=HUANG Junhua {{!}} Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang|website=Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang|language=en-GB|access-date=23 August 2018}} His high placements at the 207 world championships helped him qualify for the 2018 Taolu World Cup where he won a gold and bronze medal in nandao and nangun respectively.{{Cite web|date=2018-11-18|title=2nd Taolu World Cup 2018 Yangon Results|url=http://www.iwuf.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2nd-Taolu-World-Cup-2018_Yangon-Myanmar_Results.pdf|access-date=2021-12-16|website=International Wushu Federation}} His most recent appearance was at the 2019 World Wushu Championships in Shanghai, China, where he won a silver medal in nangun and a bronze medal in nanquan.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=15th World Wushu Championships, Shanghai, China, Results|url=http://www.iwuf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/%E7%AC%AC%E5%8D%81%E4%BA%94%E5%B1%8A%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E6%AD%A6%E6%9C%AF%E9%94%A6%E6%A0%87%E8%B5%9B_%E6%88%90%E7%BB%A9%E5%86%8C.pdf|access-date=2021-09-07|website=International Wushu Federation}}

After the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Huang's first major competition was the 2022 Asian Games where he won the bronze medal in men's nanquan.{{Cite news |date=2023-09-27 |title=Macao has won its third medal for wushu at the 19th Asian Games |work=The Macao News |url=https://macaonews.org/life/macao-asian-games-results-medals-huang-junhua-wushu-macau/ |access-date=2023-11-23}} A few months later, he won silver medals in nanquan and nandao at the 2023 World Wushu Championships.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-20 |title=HYX 16th World Wushu Championships Results Book |url=https://iwuf.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/16th-World-Wushu-Championships-Results-Book.pdf |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=International Wushu Federation}} Several months later, he won bronze medals in nandao and nangun at the 2024 Asian Wushu Championships.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-19 |title=SJM 10th Asian Wushu Championships - Results |url=https://wfa-asia.org/uploads/ueditor/php/upload/file/20240919/1726711753511906.pdf |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=Wushu Federation of Asia}} He then won a bronze medal in nanquan at the 2024 Taolu World Cup.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-29 |title=The 3rd Taolu World Cup Results Book |url=https://xhimg.iwuf.org/xhimg/soft/241105/The-3rd-Taolu-World-Cup-Results-Book.pdf |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=International Wushu Federation}}

Honours

Awarded by the Macau SAR Government:

Silver Lotus Medal of Honour (2018){{Cite news|date=2019-01-19|title=Chefe do Executivo preside à cerimónia de imposição de Medalhas e Títulos Honoríficos do ano de 2018|language=pt|trans-title=Chief Executive presides over the award ceremony of Medals and Honorific Titles for the year 2018|work=Government of Macau|url=https://www.gov.mo/pt/noticias/189010/|access-date=2021-08-31}}
Honourific Title of Merit (2023){{Cite web |date=2023-12-19 |title=Government announces 2023 Decorations, Medals, and Certificates of Merit |url=https://www.gov.mo/en/news/318537/ |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=Government of Macau}}

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