Hou Yuzhuo

In this Chinese name, the family name is Hou.
Hou Yuzhuo
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 57 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Copenhagen Featherweight
Gold medal – first place 2011 Gyeongju Featherweight
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Featherweight
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Astana Featherweight
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shenzhen Featherweight

Hou Yuzhuo (Chinese: 侯玉琢; pinyin: Hóu Yùzhuó; born 14 November 1987 in Zhangjiakou, Hebei) is a female Chinese Taekwondo practitioner. She won gold medal in 2009 Copenhagen World Taekwondo Championship and the silver at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London she defeated American Beijing bronze medalist Diana López in the final seconds in the first round, before beating Suvi Mikkonen in the second round and Marlène Harnois in the semi-final.[1] She lost 6-4 to Jade Jones in the final.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hou Yuzhuo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
  2. ^ Kitson, Robert (2012-08-09). "Jade Jones wins Olympic gold with devastating taekwondo display". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-05-30.


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