Wu Gang (wushu)

Wu Gang
Personal information
Born	1974 (age 47–48); China
Occupation	Athlete, martial artist, stuntman
Sport
Sport	Wushu
Event(s)	Changquan, Daoshu, Gunshu
Team	Shanghai Wushu Team
Medal record
Representing China
Men's Wushu Taolu
World Championships
Asian Games

Wu Gang (Chinese: 伍剛; pinyin: Wǔ gāng; born 1974) is a stunt coordinator and retired professional wushu taolu athlete and stuntman from China.

Career[]

Wu made is international debut at the 1997 World Wushu Championships in Rome, Italy, and became the world champion in men's qiangshu.^[1] A year later, he competed in the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, China, and won the gold medal in men's changquan.^[2]^[3]

After his competitive career, Wu joined the Jackie Chan Stunt Team and eventually became an action director and choreographer.^[4] In 2010, he served as the stunt coordinator for The Karate Kid and was Jaden Smith's coach.^[5] In 2016 at the 53rd Golden Horse Awards, Wu won the Golden Horse Award for Best Action Design for his work on Detective Chinatown.^[6]

^ "1997 World Wushu Championships Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-10-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "China picks up second Asian Games gold in wushu". Associated Press. Bangkok, Thailand. 1998-12-18. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
^ "wu gang of china wins wushu men's changquan title". Bangkok. Xinhua News Agency. 1998-12-18. 1218278. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
^ "Jackie Chan Stunt Team". www.martialartsentertainment.com. 2017-02-05. Retrieved 2021-08-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "The Karate Kid Learns Kung Fu". Female First. 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
^ "成龙回应成家班伍刚拿金马：比我得奖开心" [Jackie Chan responds to the winning of the Golden Horse Ban Wu Gang: Happy than me winning the prize]. Sina Corp (in Chinese). 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2021-08-25.