Lindswell Kwok

Lindswell
Lindswell at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Born (1991-09-24) 24 September 1991[1][2]
Binjai, Indonesia[3]
Alma mater University of North Sumatra
Height 161 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight 53 kg (117 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport Wushu
Coached by Zhang Yue Ning[1]

Lindswell, also known as Lindswell Kwok (Chinese: 郭利娟; pinyin: Guō Lìjuān, born 24 September 1991) is a former Indonesian wushu practitioner in the taijiquan and taijijian numbers. Between 2009 and 2018 she won nine medals at the world championships, including five gold medals. She also won a gold and a silver medal on taijiquan at the 2018 and 2014 Asian Games, respectively. 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]

Kwok took up wushu in 1999, following her brother Iwan. She has enrolled in business management and psychology from the University of North Sumatra. She planned to retire from competitions after the 2018 Asian Games.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Lindswell. asiangames2018.id
  2. Lindswell Kwok. Yayasan Kusuma Wushu Indonesia
  3. Sang Ratu Wushu Asia Tenggara. Youtube.com
  4. Raya, Mercy (20 August 2018). "Lindswell Kwok Pensiun Usai Persembahkan Emas Asian Games 2018". Detik.com (in Indonesian).
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