Gao Jiamin

Gao Jiamin (; born June 26, 1966) is a retired professional wushu taolu athlete and taijiquan practitioner originally from China. She achieved an impressive competitive career throughout the 1990s and became known as the "Queen of Taiji". Gao has won 32 gold medals in a variety of competitions including the World Wushu Championships, Asian Games, East Asian Games, National Games of China, and various other international and national competitions.

Competitive years: 1990-1997 Gao's first major international appearance was at the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, China, where she won the silver medal in women's taijiquan. A year later, she competed at the 1991 World Wushu Championships also held in Beijing, and became the first world champion in women's taijiquan. She then won a gold medal at the 1992 Asian Wushu Championships in Seoul, Korea. A year later, Gao won the women's taijiquan gold medal at the 1993 East Asian Games in Shanghai, China. Following this, she became a member of the sports committee of the 8th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 1993 to 1998.

At the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima, Japan, Gao won the gold medal in women's taijiquan. A year later, Gao competed in the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, and won once again in women's taijiquan. In 1999, she announced her retirement from competition. Gao is also a coach of the USAWKF National Traditional Wushu Team and the National Taijiquan Team.

Awards By the Chinese Wushu Association

(1995)