Jowen Lim
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Born | 6 January 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Singapore Sports School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wushu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Changquan, Daoshu, Gunshu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | Singapore Wushu Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1] 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.[2] A year later, he competed in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games and was a double gold medalist.[3][4] The same year, he competed in the 2017 World Wushu Championships and won the bronze medal in daoshu.[5] 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.[6][7] The following year, he was a double bronze medalist in daoshu and gunshu at the 2019 World Wushu Championships.[8] 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.[9][10] 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.[11] Lim was then chosen alongside fencer Amita Berthier as the flagbearers for the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China,[12] and then won the silver medal in men's daoshu and gunshu at the event.[13][14] Shortly after, he won the bronze medal in the same event at the 2023 World Combat Games.[15] At the 2023 World Wushu Championships, Lim became the world champion in gunshu and won a silver medal in daoshu.[1][16] The following year, he competed at the 2024 Asian Wushu Championships and won the silver medal in gunshu.[17]
Competitive history
Year | Event | CQ | DS | GS | AA | GRP |
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Junior | ||||||
2010 | World Junior Championships | |||||
2011 | Asian Junior Championships | |||||
2012 | World Junior Championships | |||||
2013 | Asian Junior Championships | |||||
2014 | World Junior Championships | |||||
Senior | ||||||
2016 | Asian Championships | |||||
2017 | Southeast Asian Games | ? | ? | |||
World Championships | 6 | 17 | DNS | |||
2018 | Asian Games | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
2019 | World Championships | 20 | ||||
Southeast Asian Games | 4 | ? | ? | |||
2020 | Did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
2021 | ||||||
2022 | Southeast Asian Games | 3 | 2 | |||
World Games | 2 | 2 | ||||
2023 | Southeast Asian Games | 1 | 1 | |||
Asian Games | 3 | 2 | ||||
World Combat Games | 2 | 3 | ||||
World Championships | 23 | |||||
2024 | Asian Championships | 14 | 12 |
See also
References
- ^ a b Lee, David (20 November 2023). "Singapore wushu exponent Jowen Lim overcomes calamity to become gunshu world champion". The Straits Times. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Teo, Teng Kiat (20 August 2017). "SEA Games: Jowen Lim wins Singapore's first wushu gold". TODAY Online. Kuala Lumpur. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ Chia, Nicole (21 August 2017). "SEA Games: Jowen Lim wins wushu gold in daoshu and gunshu". The Straits Times. Kuala Lumpur. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "14th World Wushu Championships, 2017, Kazan, Russia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ Yusof, Amir (21 August 2018). "Asian Games: Singapore's Jowen Lim impresses on debut, misses out on wushu bronze by 0.01pts". Channel Newsasia. Jakarta. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "15th World Wushu Championships, Shanghai, China, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ^ "Golden performers". New Straits Times. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Sports happenings in Singapore (31 Jul-6 Aug)". Yahoo News. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ Mohan, Matthew (27 September 2023). "Silver for Jowen Lim at Asian Games as Singapore wushu exponents continue strong showing". CNA. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ Lee, David (27 September 2023). "Singapore's Jowen Lim wins historic wushu silver at Asian Games". The Straits Times. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "Celebrations on hold after Jowen Lim bags wushu bronze at World Combat Games". The Straits Times. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ Rifhan, Khalis (23 November 2023). "Record medal haul for Singapore at World Wushu Championships". The Independent. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "SJM 10th Asian Wushu Championships - Results" (PDF). Wushu Federation of Asia. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
External links
- Athlete profile at the 2018 Asian Games