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Singaporean wushu practitioner

Jowen Lim Si Wei
Personal information
Born (1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 (age 25)
Alma materSingapore Sports School
Sport
SportWushu
Event(s)Changquan, Daoshu, Gunshu
TeamSingapore Wushu Team
Medal record
Representing  Singapore
Men's Wushu Taolu
World Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Daoshu+Gunshu
World Combat Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Riyadh Daoshu+Gunshu
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Fort Worth Gunshu
Silver medal – second place 2023 Fort Worth Daoshu
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kazan Daoshu
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Shanghai Daoshu
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Shanghai Gunshu
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2024 Yokohama Daoshu
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Daoshu + Gunshu
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Taoyuan Daoshu
Silver medal – second place 2024 Macau Gunshu
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Taoyuan Duilian
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Changquan
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Daoshu+Gunshu
Gold medal – first place 2023 Phnom Penh Daoshu+Gunshu
Silver medal – second place 2019 Manila Daoshu+Gunshu
Silver medal – second place 2021 Hanoi Daoshu+Gunshu
Silver medal – second place 2021 Hanoi Changquan
Silver medal – second place 2023 Phnom Penh Changquan
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Macau Gunshu (B)
Gold medal – first place 2014 Antalya Changquan (B)
Silver medal – second place 2010 Singapore Daoshu (C)
Silver medal – second place 2012 Macau Changquan (B)
Silver medal – second place 2014 Antalya Daoshu (B)
Silver medal – second place 2014 Antalya Gunshu (B)
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Manila Changquan (B)
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shanghai Daoshu (C)
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Manila Daoshu (B)
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Manila Gunshu (B)

Jowen Lim Si Wei (Chinese: 林思韦; pinyin: Lin Siwei; born: January 6, 1999) is a Singaporean wushu taolu athlete.

Career

Junior

Lim started practicing wushu at the age of six. Between 2010 and 2014 he made three appearances at the World Junior Wushu Championships and became a two-time world junior champion. Lim also competed twice at the Asian Junior Wushu Championships and is a one-time Asian junior champion.

Senior

Lim competed in the 2016 Asian Wushu Championships in Taoyuan and was a silver medalist in daoshu and a bronze medalist in duilian. A year later, he competed in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games and was a double gold medalist. The same year, he competed in the 2017 World Wushu Championships and won the bronze medal in daoshu. A year later, he competed in the men's daoshu and gunshu combined event at the 2018 Asian Games and missed the bronze medal by 0.01. The following year, he was a double bronze medalist in daoshu and gunshu at the 2019 World Wushu Championships. Shortly thereafter, he won a silver medal in daoshu and gunshu combined at the 2019 SEA Games.

Lim's first major competition after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic was at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games (hosted in 2022), where he won silver medals in changquan as well as daoshu and gunshu combined. A few months later, he competed in the 2022 World Games and won the silver medal in daoshu and gunshu combined. The following year, he won a gold medal in daoshu and gunshu combined along with a silver medal in changquan at the 2023 Southeast Asian Games. Lim was then chosen alongside fencer Amita Berthier as the flagbearers for the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China, and then won the silver medal in men's daoshu and gunshu at the event. Shortly after, he won the bronze medal in the same event at the 2023 World Combat Games. At the 2023 World Wushu Championships, Lim became the world champion in gunshu and won a silver medal in daoshu. The following year, he competed at the 2024 Asian Wushu Championships and won the silver medal in gunshu.

Competitive history

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Year Event CQ DS GS AA GRP
Junior
2010 World Junior Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2011 Asian Junior Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2012 World Junior Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2013 Asian Junior Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2014 World Junior Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Senior
2016 Asian Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2017 Southeast Asian Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) ? ? 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 17 DNS
2018 Asian Games 3 4 4
2019 World Championships 20 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Southeast Asian Games 4 ? ? 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2020 Did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022 Southeast Asian Games 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 2 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Games 2 2 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023 Southeast Asian Games 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1 1 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Games 3 2 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Combat Games 2 3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships 23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2024 Asian Championships 14 12 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

See also

References

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  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.
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  5. "14th World Wushu Championships, 2017, Kazan, Russia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
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  7. Chia, Nicole (23 August 2018). "Asian Games: Singapore's Jowen Lim soldiers on despite sprained ankle, is denied wushu bronze by 0.01 of a point". The Straits Times. Jakarta. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  8. "15th World Wushu Championships, Shanghai, China, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  9. "Golden performers". New Straits Times. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  10. Kwek, Kimberly (15 May 2022). "SEA Games: Silver for Jowen Lim as Singapore wrap up wushu event with best away showing". The Straits Times. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  11. Wong, Jonathan (12 May 2023). "SEA Games 2023: Momentous wushu golds for Kimberly Ong, Jowen Lim in Cambodia". The Straits Times. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  12. "WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Sports happenings in Singapore (31 Jul-6 Aug)". Yahoo News. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
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  15. "Celebrations on hold after Jowen Lim bags wushu bronze at World Combat Games". The Straits Times. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  16. Rifhan, Khalis (23 November 2023). "Record medal haul for Singapore at World Wushu Championships". The Independent. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  17. "SJM 10th Asian Wushu Championships - Results" (PDF). Wushu Federation of Asia. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.

External links

World champions in men's gunshu
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