Edgar Xavier Marvelo

Edgar Xavier Marvelo (born December 16, 1998) is a wushu taolu athlete from Indonesia.

Edgar Xavier Marvelo

Personal information
Nationality	Indonesian
Born	December 16, 1998 Jakarta, Indonesia
Home town	Jakarta, Indonesia
Occupation	Martial artist, athlete
Sport
Country	Indonesia
Sport	Wushu Taolu
Event(s)	Changquan, Daoshu, Gunshu
Team	Indonesia Wushu Team
Coached by	Zhang Yuening
Medal record Representing  Indonesia Men's Wushu Taolu Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships 3 1 0 Asian Games 0 1 0 Southeast Asian Games 2 0 1 World Junior Championships 2 0 0 Total 7 2 1 World Championships 2019 Shanghai Changquan 2019 Shanghai Gunshu 2019 Shanghai Duilian 2017 Kazan Daoshu Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Changquan Southeast Asian Games 2019 Philipines Daoshu+Gunshu 2019 Philipines Duilian 2017 Kuala Lumpur Changquan World Junior Championships 2008 Kuala Lumpur Changquan 2014 Antalya Changquan

Career

Marvelo began practicing wushu at the age of six.[1] During his youth, he won gold medals in the Group C and Group A changquan events at the World Junior Wushu Championships in 2008 and 2014 respectively. In 2015, Marvelo was the Indonesian youth national champion.[1]

Marvelo's first major international appearance was at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games where he won a bronze medal in the men’s changquan event.[2] He then debuted at the 2017 World Wushu Championships where he won a silver medal in men’s daoshu. A year later, Marvelo won Indonesia’s first medal at the 2018 Asian Games by placing second in the men's changquan event.[3][4]

In 2019, he competed again at the World Wushu Championships and earned three gold medals in the men’s changquan, daoshu, and duilian events.[5] This 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 Southeast Asian Games in the men’s daoshu and gunshu combined event and duilian.[2] He dedicated his victory at the games to his late father who passed away during the morning of his event.[6][7]

References

1. "Profil Edgar Xavier Marvelo". viva.co.id (in Indonesian).
2. "Edgar Marvelo Raih Emas Beberapa Jam Usai Ayah Meninggal". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 2019-12-03.
3. "Asian Games: 19-year-old Edgar Marvelo wins first medal for Indonesia". The Jakarta Post. 2018-08-19.
4. Al-Yamani, Zaky; Husein, Zulfikar (2019-12-04). "Kisah Edgar Xavier Marvelo Jadi Inspirasi Bagi Semua Atlet". Viva.co.id.
5. LongLiveIndonesia (2019-10-22). "The Underdog Successfully Won Gold in the 2019 Wushu World Championship". Long Live Indonesia. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
6. Tuazon, Nikko (2019-12-05). "Athlete Edgar Xavier Marvelo brings home promised gold medals to his father at funeral". Philippine Entertainment Portal.
7. "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.