# 2001 World Wushu Championships

The 2001 World Wushu Championships was the 6th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex in Yerevan, Armenia from October 31 to November 5, 2001.

## Medal table

* Host nation (Armenia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Vietnam | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 4 | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Myanmar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Japan | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | Brazil | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Armenia* | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Ukraine | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | Egypt | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | Belarus | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | United States | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (21 entries) | Totals (21 entries) | 43 | 39 | 49 | 131 |

## Medalists
### Men's taolu

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Changquan (New) | Jiang Bangjun China | To Yu-hang Hong Kong | Vladimir Krassiouk Russia |
| Changquan (Old) | Park Chan-dae South Korea | Fei Bao Xian Netherlands | Pyi Wai Phyo Myanmar |
| Daoshu (New) | Sun Chunhe China | To Yu-hang Hong Kong | Fui Yonemoto Japan |
| Daoshu (Old) | Fei Bao Xian Netherlands | Park Chan-dae South Korea | Andriy Koval Ukraine |
| Gunshu (New) | Yuan Xindong China | Fei Bao Xian Netherlands | To Yu-hang Hong Kong |
| Gunshu (Old) | Park Chan-dae South Korea | Trương Quốc Chí Vietnam | Pyi Wai Phyo Myanmar |
| Jianshu (New) | Ryoji Sakuma Japan | Cheung Man Keung Hong Kong | Ashot Azizyan Armenia |
| Jianshu (Old) | Pyi Wai Phyo Myanmar | Chow Ting Yu Hong Kong | Javid Didari Iran |
| Qiangshu (New) | Cheung Man Keung Hong Kong | Andrew Nguyen United States | Lorenzo Paglia Italy |
| Qiangshu (Old) | Javid Didari Iran | Chow Ting Yu Hong Kong | Yuriy Besarab [ru] Ukraine |
| Nanquan | Kim Young-jea South Korea | Cheng Ka Ho Hong Kong | Lê Quang Huy Vietnam |
| Nandao | Trần Trọng Tuấn Vietnam | Cheng Ka Ho Hong Kong | Lê Quang Huy Vietnam |
| Nangun | Lê Quang Huy Vietnam | Cheng Ka Ho Hong Kong | Trần Trọng Tuấn Vietnam |
| Taijiquan | Kong Xiangdong China | Toshiya Watanabe Japan | Yang Seong-chan South Korea |
| Taijijian | Yang Seong-chan South Korea | Toshiya Watanabe Japan | Lorenzo Paglia Italy |

### Women's taolu

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Changquan (New) | Ekaterina Stenicheva Russia | Shared gold | Akiko Kawasaki Japan |
| Changquan (New) | Đàm Thanh Xuân Vietnam | Shared gold | Akiko Kawasaki Japan |
| Changquan (Old) | Nguyễn Thúy Hiền Vietnam | Olena Nizamutdinova Ukraine | Paula Amidani Brazil |
| Daoshu (New) | Nguyễn Thúy Hiền Vietnam | Akiko Kawasaki Japan | Cheung Pui Si Netherlands |
| Daoshu (Old) | Đàm Thanh Xuân Vietnam | Olena Nizamutdinova Ukraine | Irina Antsygina Russia |
| Gunshu (New) | Wang Xiaonan China | Akiko Kawasaki Japan | Irina Antsygina Russia |
| Gunshu (Old) | Lo Nga Ching Hong Kong | Đàm Thanh Xuân Vietnam | Olena Nizamutdinova Ukraine |
| Jianshu (New) | Liu Qinghua China | Ekaterina Stenicheva Russia | Yun Sun-kyung South Korea |
| Jianshu (Old) | Lo Nga Ching Hong Kong | Liliya Kachurina Uzbekistan | Joelle Bassil Lebanon |
| Qiangshu (New) | Ekaterina Stenicheva Russia | Anita Lopez United States | Carmen Lau Canada |
| Qiangshu (Old) | Nguyễn Thúy Hiền Vietnam | Juliana Justino Brazil | None awarded |
| Nanquan | Ding Huiru China | Nguyễn Phương Lan Vietnam | Angie Tsang Hong Kong |
| Nandao | Swe Swe Thant Myanmar | Angie Tsang Hong Kong | Nguyễn Phương Lan Vietnam |
| Nangun | Swe Swe Thant Myanmar | Nguyễn Phương Lan Vietnam | Angie Tsang Hong Kong |
| Taijiquan | Fan Xueping China | Khaing Khaing Maw Myanmar | Emi Akazawa Japan |
| Taijijian | Li Fai Hong Kong | Shared gold | Nguyễn Quỳnh Trang Vietnam |
| Taijijian | Emi Akazawa Japan | Shared gold | Nguyễn Quỳnh Trang Vietnam |

### Men's sanda

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 48 kg | Shi Xufei China | Phan Quốc Vinh Vietnam | Rabiea Gamil Egypt |
| 48 kg | Shi Xufei China | Phan Quốc Vinh Vietnam | None awarded |
| 52 kg | Kang Yonggang China | Dragoş Lungu Romania | Woo Seung-soo South Korea |
| 52 kg | Kang Yonggang China | Dragoş Lungu Romania | Wong Ting Hong Hong Kong |
| 56 kg | Diệp Bảo Minh Vietnam | Ibragim Magomedov Belarus | Uelber Alves Santos Brazil |
| 56 kg | Diệp Bảo Minh Vietnam | Ibragim Magomedov Belarus | Youness Yassine Lebanon |
| 60 kg | Kim Gwee-jong South Korea | Timur Magomedov Russia | Trần Xuân Ánh Vietnam |
| 60 kg | Kim Gwee-jong South Korea | Timur Magomedov Russia | Albert Pope United States |
| 65 kg | Ge Riletu China | Phùng Anh Tuấn Vietnam | Dzhanhuat Beletov Russia |
| 65 kg | Ge Riletu China | Phùng Anh Tuấn Vietnam | Bulat Murgaev Belarus |
| 70 kg | Kajik Dalyan Armenia | Li Jie China | Mansour Norouzi Iran |
| 70 kg | Kajik Dalyan Armenia | Li Jie China | Murad Akhadov Russia |
| 75 kg | Yuan Yubao China | Hossein Ojaghi Iran | Arthur Hakobyan Armenia |
| 75 kg | Yuan Yubao China | Hossein Ojaghi Iran | Emerson Almeida Brazil |
| 80 kg | Eduardo Fujihira Brazil | Mohamed Selit Egypt | Armen Vardanyan Armenia |
| 80 kg | Eduardo Fujihira Brazil | Mohamed Selit Egypt | Shinichiro Hamamatsu Japan |
| 85 kg | Mohammad Reza Jafari Iran | André Assis Brazil | Krzysztof Kęsek Poland |
| 85 kg | Mohammad Reza Jafari Iran | André Assis Brazil | Basel El-Kanany Egypt |
| 90 kg | Ali Asghar Shabani Iran | Wael Moursi Egypt | Yazid Abi Khalil Lebanon |
| 90 kg | Ali Asghar Shabani Iran | Wael Moursi Egypt | None awarded |
| +90 kg | Bozigit Ataev Russia | Denis Sobolev Belarus | Ali Mirmiran Iran |
| +90 kg | Bozigit Ataev Russia | Denis Sobolev Belarus | Rafat Czerniakowski Poland |