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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
The worlds best skills competitors have been honoured with medals at the Closing Ceremony of WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017. They travelled from across the world to compete at the 44th edition of the world championship of vocational skills.
Architectl Stonemason
G: Pablo Paulo, BR
S: Archie Stoke-Faiers, UK
B: Joseph COURTIN, France
B: Rafael Iakhin, Russia
B: SANGMIN LEE, Korea
Bricklaying
Gold: Zhibin Liang, China
Gold: Robert Gradl, Austria
Bronze: Trystan Sammut, Australia
Cabinetmaking
Gold: CHIN-HAO CHENG, Chinese Taipei
Gold: Sven Brki, Switzerland
Bronze: Fabio Serpa, Brazil
Bronze: Angus Bruce-Gardner, UK
Carpentry
G: JAEYEON JANG, Korea
S: Florian Nock, Switzerland
S: Moritz Mayr, S. Tyrol, Italy
S: Ryan Grieger, Australi
S: Mario BEL, Franc
Concrete Construction
G: Alexander Tury, David Wagner, Austria
S: Medin Murati, Timo Sch?n, GR
B: Matheus Santos, Matheus Costa, BR
Electrical Installations
Gold: Beat Schranz, Switzerland
Silver: Hui Dong, China
Bronze: Hannes Innerbichler, South Tyrol, Italy
Joinery
Gold: Anthony CHATELAIN, France
Gold: KYEOM JIN CHO, Korea
Bronze: Fabio Holenstein, Switzerland
Bronze: Rui Neto, Brazil
Landscape Garden
G: Hannes Kofler, Toni Mittermair
S: Nils Bucher, Benjamin R?ber
B: Mairold M?nd, Erik Rtel
B: Shiyang Wang, Wei Sun
Painting and Decorating
Gold: Sebastian Gruber, Austria
Silver: Sandra Lthi, Switzerland
Bronze: Justine BOSSARD, France
Plastering and Drywall Systems
Gold: Alexis GUIMONT, France
Gold: Raffael Beck, Principality of Liechtenstein
Bronze: SUHYEON KIM, Korea
Plumbing and Heating
G: Armin Taxer
G: Marcel Wyss
B: HYEONGWOOK KIM
B: Bj?rn Landin
B: Nima Hosseinpoursaloukolaei
B: Daniel Martins
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
Gold: SEUNGWOO CHAE, Korea
Gold: Vadim Poliakov, Russia
Bronze: Zhiqing Wu, China
Wall and Floor Tiling
Gold: Zhaoju Cui, China
Silver: Andreas Stiegler, Austria
Bronze: JEONGSEOP KIM, Korea
3D Digital Game Art
Gold: Ng Jun Xuan, Singapore
Silver: EUNHO KIM, Korea
Bronze: ZONGLIN ZHENG, China
Fashion Technology
Gold: Ping Hu, China
Silver: Rhany Moreira, Brazil
Bronze: ZI-JIN LI, Chinese Taipei
Floristry
Gold: Shenhan Pan, China
Silver: GUNHO LEE, Korea
Silver: Nolwenn PITTET, France
Graphic Design Technology
Gold: YU-ZHEN HUANG, Chinese Taipei
Silver: Yuezhi Fang, China
Bronze: Deborah Psenner, South Tyrol, Italy
G: Nikita Stepin, Russia
S: Andrei Chiesa, Brazil
B: JING-FANG LIN, Chinese Taipei
B: Fan Hu, China
B: Jeanne-Marie GIVELET, Franc
Visual Merchandising
Gold: Pien Hoveling, Netherlands
Silver: Umar Nurshinov, Russia
Silver: Catherine Abbott, United Kingdom
Info Network Cabling
Gold: Jiawei Liang, China
Gold: Yoshiaki Shimizu, Japan
Bronze: JAEYOUNG BAEK, Korea
B: Kai Hao Andrew Tan, Singapore
IT Network Systems Admin
G: SUNGWON YUN
G: Leonid Shmakov
B: Wei Xiao
B: Akos Varga
B: Patrick Taibel
B: Ryoichi Satoyama
B: Kangli Li
IT Software Solutions for Business
G: Anna Derbeneva
G: Manuel Allenspach
B: Jonas Wanke
B: Run Du
B: Tran Nguyen Ba Phuoc
Print Media Technology
Gold: Murilo Silva, Brazil
Gold: Jrmy KOOTZ, France
Bronze: Janine Bigler, Switzerland
Web Design & Development
G: DONGWOOK HUH, Korea
G: Konstantin Larin, Russia
G: Emil von Wattenwyl, Switzerland
G: Hok Kin Fong, Macao, China
CNC Milling
Gold: Denghui Yang, China
Silver: Mitsuaki Kemmochi, Japan
Silver: JEONGJUN YOON, Korea
CNC Turning
Gold: Mateus Moriel, Brazil
Silver: Zhimin Chen, China
Bronze: GUMIN HEO, Korea
Construction Metal Work
Gold: SEONGYONG CHO, Korea
Silver: Franz Kalss, Austria
Silver: Michael Ferraz, Brazil
Electronics
Gold: YU-CHIH TSAI, Chinese Taipei
Silver: Jannic Sch?ren, Switzerland
Silver: INBEOM SHIN, Korea
Industrial Control
Gold: Qiang Yuan, China
Gold: Simon Furrer, Switzerland
Gold: Lucas Santos, Brazil
Industrial Mechanic Millwright
Gold: Biao Song, China
Silver: Kennedy Yamashita, Brazil
Silver: Bradley Ingham, Australia
Manufacturing Team Challenge
Gold: Japan
Gold: Brazil
Bronze: China
Bronze: Korea
Manufacturing Team Challenge
Bronze: Peitong Liu, Yunan Gao, Zhiyuan Zhan, China
Bronze: DOHUN KWAK, SURAK KIM, SANGMIN LEE, Korea
Gold: Tomohiro Aso, Yuhei Ueno, Taku Mogami, Japan
Gold: Willon Santos, Thiago Lima, Mateus Gomes, Brazil
Mechanical Engineering CAD
Gold: JAEEUN SEO, Korea
Silver: Kvin Nascimento, Brazil
Silver: Qijia Chen, China
Mechatronics
Gold: Brazil
Gold: China
Gold: Japan
Gold: Switzerland
Bronze: Canada
Bronze: Chinese Taipei
Mobile Robotics
G: JUHYUK HWANG, MINHYEONG HWANG
S: Pavel Fadeev, Andrei Diubanov
B: BINBIN YE, Zaorong Liang
B: Ryota Yamamoto, Shuji Kokun
Plastic Die Engineering
Gold: Zhang Zhibin, China
Silver: NARAE KIM, Korea
Bronze: Hayato Miyasaka, Japan
Polymechanics and Automation
Gold: Bruno Gruner, Brazil
Silver: Marco Michel, Switzerland
Silver: Peiqiang Tang, China
Prototype Modelling
Gold: Fengjie Huang, China
Silver: HYUNWOOK JEONG, Korea
Bronze: Kiran Kiran, India
Bronz: Rizki Dwi Afrianto, Indonesia
Welding
Gold: Xianhai Ning, China
Silver: YEONGJU PARK, Korea
Silver: Junya Kasagi, Japan
Bronze: JIAN-HONG LIN, Chinese Taipei
Bakery
Gold: Yezhao Cai, China
Gold: Damien BESSON, France
Gold: Ramona Bolliger, Switzerland
Bronze: CHI-WEI LI, Chinese Taipei
Beauty Therapy
G: Kaiya Swain
S: Yingying Liang
S: CHAEYOUNG SHIN
B: Lily Campbell
B: Wai Yin Lau
Cooking
Gold: Thomas Tutzer
Silver: Natcha Saengow
Bronze: Christian Jung Hoon Kleinert
Bronze: LAI JIA YI
Bronze: Christoph Frnschuss
Hairdressing
Gold: Mathieu LEGER, France
Silver: Taiju Koivula, Finland
Silver: Egor Kostikov, Russia
Health and Social Care
Gold: Sofia Sundqvist, Finland
Gold: Irina Tuor, Switzerland
Bronze: Fazira Zulkifli, Singapore
Ptisserie and Confectionery
Gold: Emeliina Papinniemi
Silver: Magdalena Halbmayr
Silver: Louis AGNELLET
Silver: Mohit Dudeja
Restaurant Service
Gold: Tatjana Caviezel
Silver: Andre Gilitasha
Silver: YONG-CHI YANG
Bronze: Monika P?llabauer
Aircraft Maintenance
Gold: Matias Korri, Finland
Gold: Jarrod Wood, New Zealand
Bronze: YEONSEONG JEONG, Korea
Autobody Repair
Gold: Shanwei Yang, China
Silver: Heiko Zumbrunn, Switzerland
Bronze: Andrew Gault, United Kingdom
Auto Technology
G: MIN-HENG CHEN, Chinese Taipei
S: Wenhao Yang, China
B: Yuya Shimohara, Japan
B: MUHAMMAD ASYRAFF YUSNI, Malaysia
Car Painting
G: Yingcheng Jiang, China
S: Daryl Head, UK
B: Maurus von Holzen, Switzerland
B: Jonas Heinze, Germany
B: Enzo BARRAGATO, Franc
Freight Forwarding
Gold: Gleb Shmonin, Russia
Gold: Wen Xin Olivia Low, Singapore
Bronze: Sarah Ruckenstuhl, Austria
Heavy Vehicle Maintenance
Gold: Adrian Kr?henbhl, Switzerland
Silver: Nikolai Larionov, Russia
Bronze: S?ren Lykke D?ssing, Denmark
1,300 young people from 59 WorldSkills Member countries and regions showcased their abilities across 51 skills competitions, between 15-18 October. This was the first time that the WorldSkills Competition has been held in the Middle East and North Africa region.
At the Closing Ceremony at the du Arena in Abu Dhabi 10,000 international visitors, and a global audience online watched Competitors discover who had won coveted gold, silver, and bronze WorldSkills medals.
You came here as the best in the skills that you have made your own in your Countries, said Simon Bartley, President of WorldSkills. Whether you are leaving here with a medal or not you all leave here as Champions; individuals who have reached higher than you could ever have imagined when you started your journey three years ago. I salute you, everybody in this arena salutes you, the World salutes you.
The Albert Vidal Award for the best in competition was won by Biao Song from China who competed in industrial Mechanic Millwright> The Albert Vidal Award is named in memory of the founder of WorldSkills International.
In addition to the presentation of medals the Closing Ceremony provided an opportunity to reflect on the success of WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017, the largest WorldSkills Competition to date, which attracted more than 100,000 domestic visitors.
Mr Bartley thanked the Government of the United Arab Emirates, expressing particular gratitude to His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, under whose patronage WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017 was held, as well as to the organizers of the event Abu Dhabi Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (ACTVET), and EmiratesSkills.
This has been a proud week for me, and for the UAE, said His Excellency Mubarak Saeed al Shamsi, the Director General of ACTVET. The UAE has a rich and deep heritage and skills have been at the heart of the story of our nation from our relationship with the desert and the sea, through to the development of our oil industry, and now, as we look to a high-tech future as we continue to diversify and develop our economy.
Over the past week the WorldSkills Conference 2017, and the first International TVET Youth Forum, were held. These provided a unique opportunity for young professionals, Ministers, and other global policymakers to debate the major issues that the vocational education sector faces.
The Closing Ceremony of WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017 ended with the handover of the WorldSkills flag to the next hosts, WorldSkills Kazan 2019. The 45th WorldSkills Competition will held in Russia from 29 August 3 September 2019 in Kazan, Russia.
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Press Release 2017
