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Lindswell Kwok

Lindswell, also known as Lindswell Kwok (Chinese: 郭利娟; pinyin: Guō Lìjuān, born 24 September 1991) is an Indonesian former wushu taolu athlete specializing in taijiquan. She is one of the most renowned wushu athletes of all time. In 2013, she was named Best Athlete by the Indonesian Olympic Committee, and received the Dharma Sports Medal, the highest sports award in Indonesia.[1] For her achievements, Indonesian media dubbed her as the "queen of wushu".[11][12]

Lindswell
Lindswell at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Nickname"Queen of Wushu"
NationalityIndonesian
Born (1991-09-24) 24 September 1991 (age 33)[1][2]
Binjai, North Sumatra, Indonesia[3]
Occupation(s)Martial artist, athlete
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight53 kg (117 lb)[1]
SpouseAchmad Hulaefi (m. 2018)
Children2
Sport
SportWushu
Event(s)Taijiquan, Taijijian
TeamIndonesia wushu team
Coached byZhang Yue Ning[1]
Retired2018
Medal record
Women's wushu taolu
Representing  Indonesia
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Cali Taijiquan + Taijijian
World Combat Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Beijing Taijiquan + Taijijian
Gold medal – first place 2013 Saint Petersburg Taijiquan + Taijijian
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kazan Taijiquan
Gold medal – first place 2015 Jakarta Taijiquan
Gold medal – first place 2015 Jakarta Taijijian
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kuala Lumpur Taijijian
Gold medal – first place 2009 Toronto Taijiquan
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kuala Lumpur Taijiquan
Silver medal – second place 2011 Ankara Taijiquan
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Ankara Taijijian
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Toronto Taijijian
World Taijiquan Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Dujiangyan Taijijian[4]
Gold medal – first place 2016 Warsaw Taijiquan[5]
Gold medal – first place 2016 Warsaw Taijijian
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Dujiangyan Taijiquan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Taijiquan
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Taijiquan
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Macau Taijijian[6]
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Vietnam Taijiquan[7]
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Palembang Taijiquan
Gold medal – first place 2013 Palembang Taijijian
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Taijiquan + Taijijian
Gold medal – first place 2013 Naypyidaw Taijiquan + Taijijian
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore Taijiquan
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore Taijijian
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Taijijian
Silver medal – second place 2009 Vientiane Taijiquan + Taijijian
ASEAN University Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Palembang Taijiquan[8]
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Bali Taijiquan (A)[9]
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Kuala Lumpur Taijijian (B)[10]

Career

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Junior career

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Kwok began practicing wushu in 1999, following her brother Iwan.[13] She won a silver medal in the Indonesian Junior National Competition in 2005 and a gold medal the following year. In 2006, she competed at the first World Junior Wushu Championships (WJWC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and won the bronze medal in taijijian.[14] A year later, she debuted at the 2007 World Wushu Championships in Beijing, China, and placed fourth in taijiquan.[15] She then represented North Sumatra at the 2008 National Games and won a silver medal. Due to her high placement at the world championships from the previous year, she was also able to compete in the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament where she placed sixth in the women's taijiquan combined event.[16] Also in 2008, she competed at the second World Junior Wushu Championships in Bali, Indonesia, where she won the gold medal in taijiquan.[17]

2009-2013

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Lindswell competed at the 2009 World Wushu Championships in Toronto, Canada, and won a gold medal in taijiquan and a bronze medal in taijijian.[18] In her first event of taijiquan, Lindswell tied Japan's Ai Myaoka with a score of 9.80, but was declared the winner due to tie-breaking procedures regarding B-score.[19] In her second event of taijijian, she received a score of 9.74. Shortly after, she then competed in the 2009 SEA Games in Vientiane, Laos, and won the silver medal in the taijiquan and taijijian combined event under Chai Fong Ying.

In 2010 at the first rendition of the World Combat Games in Beijing, China, she won the gold medal in the taijiquan and taijijian combined event. A few months later, she competed in women's taijiquan the 2010 Asian Games. During the first round of competition which consisted of taijijian, Lindswell was in a three-way tie for first with Malaysia's Chai Fong Ying and Japan's Ai Miyaoka whom all scored 9.67. In the second round of taijiquan, Lindswell received a low score of 9.43 due to some deductions and placed sixth overall in the event with a score of 19.10.

At the 2011 World Wushu Championships in Ankara, Turkey, Lindswell won a silver medal in taijiquan and a bronze medal in taijijian.[20] A month later, Lindswell competed at the 2011 SEA Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. She won the gold medal in the taijiquan and taijijian combined event with a combined score of 19.47.[21]

Lindswell's next major appearance was at the 2013 World Games in Cali, Colombia, and won the gold medal in the taijiquan and taijijian combined event. Around two months later, she competed in the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games, and won gold medals in the taijiquan and taijijian events. Half a month later, she competed in the 2013 World Combat Games in St. Petersburg, Russia, and won once again in the taijiquan combined event, thus making her the only wushu athlete to win two gold medals at the World Combat Games. Two weeks later, she competed in the 2013 World Wushu Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and won a gold medal in taijijian and a silver medal in taijiquan.[22] Around a month later, she competed in the 2013 SEA Games in Naypyidaw, Myanmar and won again in the taijiquan and taijijian combined event.

2014-2018

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In women's taijiquan at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, Lindswell steadily held her second-place position during both rounds and thus was able to win the silver medal slightly above Japan's Ai Uchida and under China's Yu Mengmeng. Over a month later, she competed in the first rendition of the World Taijiquan Championships in Dujiangyan, China, and won a won a gold and a bronze medal in Yang-style taijiquan and taijijian, respectively.

The following year, Lindswell first competed at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games held in Singapore. The taijiquan and taijijian events were reformed into two separate events, and Lindswell was able to win gold medals in each event. Four months later at the 2015 World Wushu Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, she was a double gold medalist in her usual events.[23]

A year later, Lindswell returned to the World Taijiquan Championships in 2016 which were held in Warsaw, Poland, and she was a double gold medalist in yang style taijiquan and taijijian.[24]

At the 2017 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, she only competed and won in taijijian, as the taijiquan event was modified to be a compulsory routine event.[24] At the 2017 World Wushu Championships in Kazan, Russia, despite placing twelfth in the taijijian event, she won the gold medal in taijiquan, her fifth gold medal.[25][26] With this achievement, she firmly established herself as the most renowned taijiquan athlete at the world championships.

In women's taijiquan at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, Lindswell established her dominance over the competition and won the gold medal by consistently scoring 9.75 in both of her events.[27][28] The President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, witnessed her victory and refereed to her as the "queen of Asia."[29] After her victory, Lindswell announced her formal retirement from competition, citing knee injuries as her main reason.[13][30]

Personal life

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Her brother, Iwan Kwok, became a secretary and a coach of the Indonesian Wushu Federation.[28]

In 2015, Lindswell, originally a practitioner of Buddhism, started studying Islam after watching one of her teammates pray.[31] After the 2018 Asian Games, she officially converted to Islam and, on December 9, 2018, married her former wushu teammate Achmad Hulaefi.[32][33] Their son, Achmad Zubayr, was born on January 10, 2020.[34] In 2022, their second son, Achmad Miqdad, was born.

Awards

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By the Republic of Indonesia

  • Dharma Sports Medal (2013)

Indonesian Sport Awards

  • Favorite Female Athlete (2018)[35]

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Lindswell Kwok. Yayasan Kusuma Wushu Indonesia
  3. ^ Sang Ratu Wushu Asia Tenggara. Youtube.com
  4. ^ "1st World Taijiquan Championships" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  5. ^ "2nd World Taijiquan Championships" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  6. ^ "2008 Asian Championships Results" (PDF). jwtf. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  7. ^ "2012 Asian Championships Results" (PDF). jwtf. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Atlet Wushu Sumbang 4 Medali" (in Indonesian). Tribunnews. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  9. ^ "2008 World Junior Wushu Championships Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  10. ^ "2006 World Junior Wushu Championships Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  11. ^ Diah, Femi (20 August 2018). ""Lindswell Si Ratu Wushu"". detikSport (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  12. ^ Careem, Nazvi (2018-08-15). "Asian Games 2018: ethnic Chinese wushu glamour girl Lindswell Kwok is Indonesia's golden hope". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  13. ^ a b Raya, Mercy (20 August 2018). ""Lindswell Kwok Pensiun Usai Persembahkan Emas Asian Games 2018"" ["Lindswell Kwok Retires After Winning Gold in the 2018 Asian Games"]. detikSport (in Indonesian). Jakarta. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  14. ^ ""The 1st World Junior Wushu Championships"" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2006-08-26. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  15. ^ "9th World Wushu Championships, 2007, Beijing, China, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2007-11-12. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  16. ^ "C14AN_Two Events Combined Results_Women's Taijiquan & Taijijian". Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. 2008-08-23. Archived from the original on 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  17. ^ "2nd World Junior Wushu Championships" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2008-12-13. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  18. ^ "10th World Wushu Championships, 2009, Toronto, Canada, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  19. ^ "Rules of Taolu" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2005. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  20. ^ "11th World Wushu Championships, 2011, Ankara, Turkey, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2011-10-14. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  21. ^ "Result List - Wushu - Female Taijiquan + Taijijian". 2011 Southeast Asian Games Official Website. 2011-11-19. Archived from the original on 2011-11-22. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  22. ^ "12th World Wushu Championships, 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  23. ^ "13th World Wushu Championships, 2015, Jakarta, Indonesia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  24. ^ a b Kosasih, Risa (2017-08-22). "Lindswell Kwok, Ratu Wushu di SEA Games 2017 dari Indonesia" [Lindswell Kwok, Queen of Wushu at the 2017 SEA Games in Indonesia]. Liputan 6 (in Indonesian). Kuala Lumpur. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  25. ^ "14th World Wushu Championships, 2017, Kazan, Russia, Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  26. ^ Song, Lifang (2021-10-13). "Indonesia to send more wushu athletes to Asiad". Xinhua News Agency. Jakarta. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  27. ^ Saputra, Ramadani (2018-08-20). "Asian Games: Lindswell wins gold in her last performance". The Jakarta Post. Jakarta. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  28. ^ a b "Indonesian Wushu Champion thanks Chinese coach". China Daily. 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  29. ^ Sheany, Sheany; Ganesha, Amal (2018-08-21). "Women Athletes Lead in Indonesian Team's Medal Count at 2018 Asian Games". Jakarta Globe. Jakarta. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  30. ^ ""Cedera Kaki, Lindswell Kwok Pensiun Seusai Persembahkan Emas dari Cabor Wushu"" [With a leg injury, Lindswell Kwok retires after winning gold in Wushu]. Tribun Jakarta (in Indonesian). Jakarta. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  31. ^ Pratama, Andika (2021-01-22). "Perjalanan Lindswell Kwok untuk Menemukan Islam" [Lindswell Kwok's Journey to Finding Islam]. Okezone Sports (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  32. ^ Raya, Mercy (10 December 2018). ""Pernikahan Tanpa Keluarga Lindswell, Adik Hulaefi Beri Penjelasan"" ["Lindswell's Familyless Marriage, Hulaefi's Brother Gives An Explanation"]. detikSport (in Indonesian). Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  33. ^ Diah, Femi (3 December 2018). ""Ratu Wushu Peraih Emas Asian Games 2018 Lindswell Berhijab"" ["Queen of Wushu, 2018 Asian Games Gold Winner, Lindswell Hijab"]. detikSport (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  34. ^ "Resmi Jadi Ibu, 10 Potret Lindswell Kwok Sejak Hamil hingga Melahirkan" [Officially Becoming Mother, 10 Portraits of Lindswell Kwok From Pregnancy to Childbirth]. IDN Times (in Indonesian). 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  35. ^ Arifin, Yanu (2018-11-23). "Inilah Daftar Terfavorit Indonesian Sport Awards 2018" [This is the Favorite List of the 2018 Indonesian Sport Awards]. Detik Sports (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-04-15.
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