# 1997 World Wushu Championships

The 1997 World Wushu Championships was the 4th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Palazzo dello Sport in Rome, Italy from November 3 to November 8, 1997. For the countries in Asia, this was the qualification for the 1998 Asian Games.

## Medal table

* Host nation (Italy)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Vietnam | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Iran | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Philippines | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Egypt | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Romania | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Macau | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Singapore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Tajikistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Italy* | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Portugal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Algeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (27 entries) | Totals (27 entries) | 25 | 25 | 36 | 86 |

## Medalists
### Men's taolu

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Changquan | Yuan Wenqing China | Vincent Ng Singapore | Fei Bao Xian Netherlands |
| Daoshu | Park Chan-dae South Korea | Ng Wa Loi Macau | Garry Cua Philippines |
| Gunshu | Mark Robert Rosales Philippines | Park Chan-dae South Korea | Kweon Heung-seok South Korea |
| Jianshu | Wong Chi Kwong Hong Kong | Cheung Man Keung Hong Kong | Cheah Kok Luan Malaysia |
| Qiangshu | Wu Gang China | Sae Tem Sa Art Macau | Dương Duy Kiếm Vietnam |
| Nanquan | Lee Chun-hui Chinese Taipei | Leung Yat Ho Hong Kong | Kim Young-jea South Korea |
| Taijiquan | Chen Sitan China | Chan Ming-shu Chinese Taipei | Toshiya Watanabe Japan |

### Women's taolu

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Changquan | Lu Dan China | Nguyễn Thúy Hiền Vietnam | Lo Nga Ching Hong Kong |
| Daoshu | Zuo Juan China | Nguyễn Thúy Hiền Vietnam | Lo Nga Ching Hong Kong |
| Gunshu | Chen Jing China | Lo Nga Ching Hong Kong | Nguyễn Thanh Loan Vietnam |
| Jianshu | Ng Siu Ching Hong Kong | Nguyễn Phương Lan Vietnam | Yuri Kaminiwa Japan |
| Qiangshu | Nguyễn Thúy Hiền Vietnam | Ng Siu Ching Hong Kong | Nguyễn Phương Lan Vietnam |
| Nanquan | Ng Siu Ching Hong Kong | Cho Yu-chiao Chinese Taipei | Nguyễn Phương Lan Vietnam |
| Taijiquan | Boo Eun-kyung South Korea | Emi Akazawa Japan | Hsiao Ching-lan Chinese Taipei |

### Men's sanda

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 48 kg | Rabiea Gamil Egypt | Cai Wu-chien Chinese Taipei | Rami Imanilov Israel |
| 48 kg | Rabiea Gamil Egypt | Cai Wu-chien Chinese Taipei | Nguyễn Y. Vietnam |
| 52 kg | Liu Zedong China | Rolly Chulhang Philippines | Woo Seung-soo South Korea |
| 52 kg | Liu Zedong China | Rolly Chulhang Philippines | R. Vankah India |
| 56 kg | Đào Việt Lập Vietnam | Li Wei China | Attila Gömbös Romania |
| 56 kg | Đào Việt Lập Vietnam | Li Wei China | Jeon M. South Korea |
| 60 kg | Dias Zhamash Kazakhstan | Gheorghe Lupu Romania | D. Malec Philippines |
| 60 kg | Dias Zhamash Kazakhstan | Gheorghe Lupu Romania | Michele Fantozzi Italy |
| 65 kg | Aselder Begov Russia | Ramón Quina Spain | Mahmoud Zinhem Egypt |
| 65 kg | Aselder Begov Russia | Ramón Quina Spain | Richard Hamilton Great Britain |
| 70 kg | Yang Jinqiang China | Janpolad Budagov Azerbaijan | Khaled Sellaoui Algeria |
| 70 kg | Yang Jinqiang China | Janpolad Budagov Azerbaijan | Jerome Lumabas Philippines |
| 75 kg | Hossein Ojaghi Iran | Csaba Gömbös Romania | M. Wu Fen Chinese Taipei |
| 75 kg | Hossein Ojaghi Iran | Csaba Gömbös Romania | Abdulmutalib Shakhrukhanov Russia |
| 80 kg | Kasim Gasanov Russia | Behnam Shahvandi Iran | Pedro Borges Portugal |
| 80 kg | Kasim Gasanov Russia | Behnam Shahvandi Iran | Cung Le United States |
| 85 kg | Khizri Mutaev Russia | Sameh Ibrahim Egypt | Mohammad Reza Jafari Iran |
| 85 kg | Khizri Mutaev Russia | Sameh Ibrahim Egypt | Pablo Ortega Spain |
| 90 kg | Vakhit Abubakarov Kazakhstan | Teng Ju China | Lino Borges Portugal |
| 90 kg | Vakhit Abubakarov Kazakhstan | Teng Ju China | André Assis Brazil |
| +90 kg | Ali Mirmiran Iran | Aslan Khamzatov Tajikistan | M. Baidullayev Kazakhstan |
| +90 kg | Ali Mirmiran Iran | Aslan Khamzatov Tajikistan | Danilo Capuzi Italy |