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Indonesian wushu practitioner
Edgar Xavier Marvelo
Born (1998-12-16 ) 16 December 1998 (age 25)
Jakarta , Indonesia
Alma mater Bhayangkara Jakarta Raya University
[1] Occupation(s) Martial artist, athlete Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Weight 65 kg (143 lb) Sport
Wushu Event(s)
Changquan ,
Daoshu ,
Gunshu Team Indonesia Wushu Team Coached by Zhang Yue Ning
Edgar Xavier Marvelo (born December 16, 1998) is a
wushu taolu athlete from Indonesia. He is a three-time world champion as well as a medalist at the
Asian Games and the
SEA Games .
Career
Junior
Marvelo began practicing wushu at the age of six.
[4] During his youth, he won a gold medal in gunshu at the 2010
World Junior Wushu Championships . He won a gold medal at the 2014
ASEAN School Games
[5] and a year later in 2015, Marvelo was the Indonesian youth national champion.
[4]
Senior
Marvelo's first major international appearance was at the
2017 SEA Games where he won a bronze medal in the men’s changquan event.
[6] He then debuted at the
2017 World Wushu Championships where he won a silver medal in men’s daoshu.
[7] A year later, Marvelo won
Indonesia’s first medal at the
2018 Asian Games by placing second in the
men's changquan event.
[8]
[9]
In 2019, he competed again at the
World Wushu Championships and earned three gold medals in men’s changquan, gunshu, and in the duilian event with
Harris Horatius and
Seraf Naro Siregar .
[10]
[11] His achievement of three gold medals made him the most prolific non-Chinese athlete during a single rendition of the championships. A few weeks after the competition, Marvelo won two more gold medals at the
2019 SEA Games in the men’s daoshu and gunshu combined event and duilian.
[6] He dedicated his victory at the games to his late father, who died during the morning of his event.
[12]
[13]
Marvelo's first major competition after the start of the
COVID-19 pandemic was at the
2021 Pekan Olahraga Nasional (National Sports Week) in
Java where he won gold medals in changquan as well as in daoshu and gunshu combined.
[14]
[15] Following this, he competed in the
2021 SEA Games (which was rescheduled to 2022) where he did not place in any event.
[16] Two months later, he won the gold medal in men's changquan at the
2022 World Games .
[17]
[18]
The following year at the
2023 Southeast Asian Games , Marvelo avenged his former losses and won a gold medal in changquan and a silver medal in daoshu and gunshu combined.
[19] Shortly thereafter, he won silver medals in changquan and daoshu at the
2021 Summer World University Games .
[20] About two months later, Marvelo repeated his silver medal victory in
men's changquan at the
2022 Asian Games .
[21]
[22]
Marvelo has appeared on the
Hitam Putih and
Brownis
[23] Indonesian television programs.
Competitive History
Awards
See also
References
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"Geluti Hobi, Hingga Jadi Atlet Mahasiswa Berprestasi" (in Indonesian).
Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology . Retrieved 12 October 2023 .
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"FISU World Cup Combat Samsun 2022" . Official Website FISU World Cup Combat. May 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022 .
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"ASEAN University Games – Wushu" . Official Website ASEAN University Games. Retrieved 10 August 2022 .
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"Profil Edgar Xavier Marvelo" . viva.co.id (in Indonesian). 23 August 2018.
Archived from the original on 2018-08-23. Retrieved 2021-12-15 .
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"Wushu" . 6th ASEAN School Games . 2014-12-06. Archived from
the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2021-03-21 .
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"Edgar Marvelo Raih Emas Beberapa Jam Usai Ayah Meninggal" .
CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 2019-12-03.
Archived from the original on 2019-12-03.
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"14th-World-Wushu-Championships-2017-_Kazan-Russia_Results" (PDF) .
International Wushu Federation . 2017-10-03.
Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2021-03-14 .
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"Asian Games: 19-year-old Edgar Marvelo wins first medal for Indonesia" .
The Jakarta Post . 2018-08-19.
Archived from the original on 2018-08-19.
^ Al-Yamani, Zaky; Husein, Zulfikar (2019-12-04).
"Kisah Edgar Xavier Marvelo Jadi Inspirasi Bagi Semua Atlet" .
Viva.co.id .
Archived from the original on 2021-02-07.
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"The 15th World Wushu Championships Medals Statistics Table" (PDF) .
International Wushu Federation . 2019-10-23.
Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2021-03-14 .
^ LongLiveIndonesia (2019-10-22).
"The Underdog Successfully Won Gold in the 2019 Wushu World Championship" . Long Live Indonesia . Archived from
the original on 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2021-02-02 .
^ Tuazon, Nikko (2019-12-05).
"Athlete Edgar Xavier Marvelo brings home promised gold medals to his father at funeral" . Philippine Entertainment Portal .
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"Indonesian wushu athlete Edgar Xavier Marvelo wins 2 SEA Games gold medals, only hours after hearing news of his father's death" .
Coconuts Jakarta . 2019-12-04.
Archived from the original on 2019-12-27.
^ Primus, Josephus (2021-10-06).
"Atlet Peraih Medali Emas Wushu PON XX Papua 2021 Ini Punya Prioritas Baru" [This Athlete who won the Wushu PON XX Papua Gold Medal in 2021 has a new priority].
Kompas (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-12-15 .
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"Tim Wushu DKI Jakarta Raih 14 Medali di PON XX Papua Dapat Apresiasi Dari Gunawan Tjokro" [DKI Jakarta Wushu Team Wins 14 Medals at XX Papua PON Receives Appreciation from Gunawan Tjokro].
Tribun Network (in Indonesian). 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-12-15 .
^ Hianusa, Kevlin (2022-05-13).
"Tanpa Medali, Edgar Xavier Terjegal Lagi di "Changquan" " [Without Medal, Edgar Xavier Falls Again in "Changquan"].
Kompas (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-07-15 .
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"Make Proud! Wushu Athlete Edgar Xavier Retains World Title In US" . VOI . 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2022-07-15 .
^ Majid, Abdul (2022-07-14). Gultom, Hasiolan (ed.).
"Edgar Xavier Pertahankan Gelar Juara Dunia Wushu 2022" [Edgar Xavier Retains 2022 Wushu World Title].
Tribun News (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-07-15 .
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"SEA Games 2023: Pewushu Edgar Xavier Finds 'Stars' That Was Stolen" . VOI . 2023-05-12. Retrieved 2023-10-08 .
^ Alfajri, Insan (2023-07-31).
"Wushu Athletes Rise to Indonesia in Chengdu" .
Kompas . Retrieved 2023-10-08 .
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"Edgar Xavier Marvelo sumbang perak di Asian Games Hangzhou" [Edgar Xavier Marvelo wins silver at the Hangzhou Asian Games].
Antara (in Indonesian). 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-10-08 .
^ Finesso, Gregorius Marcus (2023-09-24).
"Atlet Wushu Indonesia Edgar Xavier, Persembahkan Medali Perak di Asian Games Hangzhou 2022" [Indonesian Wushu Athlete Edgar Xavier Presents Silver Medal at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games].
Kompas (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-10-08 .
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"Terkenal Usai Sabet Medali, Atlet Wushu Edgar Xavier Marvelo Tak Minat Jadi Bintang Film - Semua Halaman - Grid.ID" . www.grid.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-02-11 .
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c Sylvia Riyanto, Medina (2022-05-09).
"H-3 31th Sea Games 2022 Vietnam, Catat Biodata Lengkap Tim Nasional Wushu Indonesia" [H-3 31st Sea Games 2022 Vietnam, Record Complete Biodata of the Indonesian Wushu National Team]. sragenupdate.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-07-15 .
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