Lydia Sham (wushu)
Sham in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 August 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Hong Kong Polytechnic University[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Martial artist, athlete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wushu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Changquan, Jianshu, Qiangshu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Hong Kong Wushu Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Geng Xiaoling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lydia Sham Hui Yu (Chinese: 沈曉榆; pinyin: shěnxiǎoyú; Jyutping: Sam2 Hiu2 Jyu4; born 4 August 2000) is a wushu taolu athlete from Hong Kong.
Career
Sham's international junior debut was at the 2012 World Junior Wushu Championships where she won a silver medal in qiangshu.[2] At the 2014 championships, she won won a gold medal in daoshu.[3] She later won a bronze medal in duilian at the 2016 Asian Wushu Championships with Yuen Ka Ying and He Jianxin.[4] Two years later, she competed in the 2018 Asian Games and finished sixth in women's jianshu and qiangshu combined.[5] The same year, she became the world junior champion in changquan and qiangshu and a bronze medalist in duilian at the 2018 World Junior Wushu Championships.[6]
After the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, her first competition was at the 2021 Summer World University Games (held in 2022) where she won a bronze medal in qiangshu.[7] A year later, she competed in the 2022 Asian Games (held in 2023) and finished sixth again in women's jianshu and qiangshu combined.[8] Shortly after, she won the gold medal in duilian with He Jianxin and Michelle Yeung and the silver medal in jianshu at the 2023 World Wushu Championships.[9][10] Her high placements qualified her for the 2024 Taolu World Cup where she won medals of all colors in qiangshu, jianshu, and duilian.[11] The same year, she also won two silver medals in jianshu and duilian at the 2024 Asian Wushu Championships[12] and the gold medal in women's all-around at the 2024 World Games Series.[13][14]
At the 2025 World Games, Sham won the gold medal in women's changquan, jianshu, and qiangshu all-around.[15][16][17]
References
- ^ "體壇快訊：港武術隊世大搏擊奪7金3銀". Ming Pao (in Chinese). 27 September 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "4th World Wushu Championships Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "The 5th World Junior Wushu Championships" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Wushu Technical Handbook" (PDF). Jakarta: Asian Games 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "7th World Junior Wushu Championships Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "Wushu-Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games". www.2021chengdu.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). HAGOC. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "HYX 16th World Wushu Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Wushu Team Takes 9 Medals at World Champs". Hong Kong Sports Institute. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ "The 3rd Taolu World Cup Results Book" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ "SJM 10th Asian Wushu Championships - Results" (PDF). Wushu Federation of Asia. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "TWGS2024 HKG Results". The World Games. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Chan, Mike (13 October 2024). "World Games Series in Hong Kong: city's wushu athletes earn spots at Chengdu 2025". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "World Games: Lydia Sham grabs Hong Kong's third gold in Chengdu with second win for wushu". South China Morning Post. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ Limbu, Prashan (9 August 2025). "Lydia Sham nabs HK's third gold at Chengdu World Games". The Standard. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ Muk, Iris; Chiu, Gary (10 August 2025). "Three golds, one bronze: HK secures another World Games medal". China Daily. Hong Kong. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
External links
- Athlete profile at the 2022 Asian Games
- Lydia Sham on Instagram