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| chinesename = 杜宇航

| pinyinchinesename = Dù Yǔháng

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| ancestry = [[Xiqiao, Guangdong|Xiqiao]], [[Guangdong]], [[China]]

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'''Dennis To Yu-hang''' (born 1 January 1981) is a Hong Kong martial artist and actor. To started his career as a [[Wushu (sport)|wushu]] practitioner, and he won several awards at various competitions, including a silver medal at the [[Wushu at the 2002 Asian Games|2002 Asian Games]]<ref name="Wushu team to promote HK in Canada">{{cite web|title=Wushu team to promote HK in Canada|url=http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200401/22/eng20040122_133187.shtml|publisher=People's Daily Online|accessdate=21 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="Wushu Performance 2006">{{cite web|title="Wushu Performance 2006"|url=http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/lschemes/sch-sport/en/school_highlights_06.php|publisher=Hong Kong School Sports Programme Leisure and Cultural Services Department|accessdate=21 January 2013}}</ref> and a gold medal at the [[2005 East Asian Games]].<ref name="Olympic Main Site">{{cite web|title=List of medalists at the Olympic Main Site|url=http://www.hkolympic.org/medallist.php?order=medal|accessdate=21 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="Wushu wonders strike gold for HK">{{cite web|title=Wushu wonders strike gold for HK|url=http://www.scmp.com/node/523036|publisher=South China Morning Post|accessdate=21 January 2013|author=Wan, Freda|coauthors=Kin-wa, Chan}}</ref> To became an actor in 2007 and started off by playing minor roles in ''[[Ip Man (film)|Ip Man]]'' (2008), ''[[Bodyguards and Assassins]]'' (2009) and ''[[Ip Man 2]]'' (2010). He is best known for his role as the [[Wing Chun]] [[Grandmaster (martial arts)|grandmaster]] [[Yip Man|Ip Man]] in the 2010 film ''[[The Legend Is Born – Ip Man]]''.

To started practising [[Wushu (sport)|wushu]] at the age of six in Hong Kong Wushu Union's classes.<ref name="To Yu Hang on Joining Grandmaster Yip Man">{{cite web|first=Scoops Guild|title=To Yu Hang on Joining Grandmaster Yip Man|url=http://www.wu-jing.org/happenings/archives/509-To-Yu-Hang-on-Joining-Grandmaster-Yip-Man.html|publisher=wu-jing.org|accessdate=21 January 2013}}</ref> He attended [[Helen Liang Memorial Secondary School (Shatin)|Helen Liang Memorial Secondary School]] in [[Sha Tin]], [[Hong Kong]].{{cn|date=January 2013}} After graduating from school, To joined the Hong Kong Wushu Team<ref name="To Yu Hang on Joining Grandmaster Yip Man" /> and started participating in wushu competitions. In 1999, at the age of 18, To won a gold medal in [[Changquan]] at the [[1999 World Wushu Championships]], becoming the youngest wushu champion in Hong Kong. He also won various medals at the [[2001 World Wushu Championships|2001]] and [[2003 World Wushu Championships|2003]] [[World Wushu Championships]]. In 2002, he won a silver medal in [[Changquan]] at the [[Wushu at the 2002 Asian Games|2002 Asian Games]].<ref name="Wushu team to promote HK in Canada" /><ref name="Wushu Performance 2006" /> In 2005, To, together with Chan Siu-kit and Chow Ting-yu, won a gold medal in [[Wushu (sport)#Events|duilian]] at the [[2005 East Asian Games|East Asian Games]].<ref name="Olympic Main Site" /><ref name="Wushu wonders strike gold for HK" />

To joined the entertainment industry in 2007. He is an artiste under [[National Arts Holdings Limited]].<ref>{{cite web|title=NATIONAL ARTS (08228.HK) Company Profile|url=http://www.aastocks.com/EN/stock/CompanyFundamental.aspx?CTType=1&Symbol=08228}}</ref> To made his debut in a minor role in the 2008 film ''[[Ip Man (film)|Ip Man]]'', directed by [[Wilson Yip]] and starring [[Donnie Yen]], and he also played a minor role in the sequel ''[[Ip Man 2]]'' (2010). Later in 2010, he was cast as the lead character, [[Wing Chun]] [[Grandmaster (martial arts)|grandmaster]] [[Yip Man|Ip Man]], in the 2010 film ''[[The Legend Is Born – Ip Man]]''.

| 2010 || ''[[The Legend Is Born – Ip Man]]''<br>葉問前傳 || [[Yip Man|Ip Man]]

| 2001 || Silver medal || [[Dao (sword)|Daoshu]], [[2001 World Wushu Championships]] ||

| 2003 || Silver medal || [[Dao (sword)|Daoshu]], [[World Wushu Championships]] ||

| 2003 || Silver medal || Duilian, [[World Wushu Championships]] ||

| 2004 || Silver medal || Duilian, [[Asian Wushu Championships]] ||

| 2005 || Gold medal || Duilian, [[2005 East Asian Games]] || Won together with Chan Siu-kit and Chow Ting-yu<ref name="Olympic Main Site" /><ref name="Wushu wonders strike gold for HK" />

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[[Category:Hong Kong film actors]]

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[[zh:杜宇航]]