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Nickname | 太极王子 "Prince of Taiji" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1967 (age 56–57) Fujian, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Athlete, coach | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wushu | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Taijiquan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | Fujian Wushu Team (1975-1997) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chen Sitan (Chinese: 陈思坦; pinyin: Chénsītǎn; born 1967) is a taijiquan practitioner and a retired professional wushu taolu athlete.
In 1977, Chen was selected to become a member of the Fujian Provincial Wushu Team under Zeng Nailiang. At the 1990 Asian Games, Chen won the first gold medal for China in men's taijiquan.[1] He then went on to become a two-time world champion, doing so at the 1993 and the 1997 World Wushu Championships.[2][3] He also won the gold medal in taijiquan at the 1997 National Games of China.[4]
Chen retired from competitive wushu in 1997 and became a coach. In 2004, he moved to the United States to establish his school, Sitan Tai Chi and Martial Arts, in New York City.[5][6] He is also the chairman of the American Tai Chi Qigong Center.