Wen Tzu-yun (Chinese: 文姿云; pinyin: Wén Zīyún, born 29 September 1993)[1] is a Taiwanese karateka. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 55 kg event.[2][3] Wen is also a two-time gold medalist in the women's kumite 55 kg event at the Asian Games and a two-time bronze medalist in this event at the World Karate Championships.
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| Born | 29 September 1993 Taipei, Taiwan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Taiwan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 55 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
editWen won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg event at the Asian Games both in 2014 and in 2018.[1][4][5] She won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2016 World University Karate Championships held in Braga, Portugal.[6][7] She also won the silver medal in the women's team kumite event.[7]
At the 2017 World Games held in Wrocław, Poland, Wen won the silver medal in the women's kumite 55 kg event.[8][9] In the final, she lost against Valéria Kumizaki of Brazil.[8][9]
Wen represented Chinese Taipei at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan in karate.[10][11] She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 55 kg event.[3][12] In her semifinal, she lost against eventual silver medalist Anzhelika Terliuga of Ukraine.[13] In November 2021, Wen competed in the women's 55 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[14]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2013 | Asian Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 2nd | Kumite 55 kg |
| 3rd | Team kumite | |||
| 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 1st | Kumite 55 kg |
| 2015 | Asian Championships | Yokohama, Japan | 1st | Kumite 55 kg |
| 2016 | World Championships | Linz, Austria | 3rd | Kumite 55 kg |
| 2017 | Asian Championships | Astana, Kazakhstan | 1st | Kumite 55 kg |
| 2nd | Team kumite | |||
| World Games | Wrocław, Poland | 2nd | Kumite 55 kg | |
| 2018 | Asian Championships | Amman, Jordan | 1st | Kumite 55 kg |
| Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1st | Kumite 55 kg | |
| World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 3rd | Kumite 55 kg | |
| 2021 | Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | Kumite 55 kg |
References
edit- ^ a b "Karate Results" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ Everington, Keoni (5 August 2021). "Taiwan's Wen Tzu-yun clinches bronze medal in Olympic karate". Taiwan News. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ a b Palmer, Dan (5 August 2021). "Sanchez the history-maker as karate makes highly-anticipated Olympic debut". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ Pan, Jason (27 August 2018). "Asian Games: Taiwan win karate, boating golds". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Asian Games: Day 14 of competition". InsideTheGames.biz. 3 October 2014. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (13 August 2016). "Agier lays down marker with victory over rival Buchinger at World University Karate Championship". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ a b "2016 World University Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b Winters, Max (25 July 2017). "The Netherlands claim ninth World Games korfball title in a row". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". WKF.net. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ Chiang, Yi-ching (5 August 2021). "OLYMPICS/Karateka Wen Tzu-yun wins bronze, Taiwan's first Olympic medal in karate". Central News Agency. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
External links
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- Wen Tzu-yun at KarateRec.com
- Wen Tzu-yun at Olympedia
- Wen Tzu-yun at the International World Games Association
- Tzu-Yun Wen – World Karate Federation ranking
