Hou Yuzhuo

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Hou Yuzhuo
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2012 London57 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 CopenhagenFeatherweight
Gold medal – first place2011 GyeongjuFeatherweight
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2010 GuangzhouFeatherweight
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2010 AstanaFeatherweight
Universiade
Silver medal – second place2011 ShenzhenFeatherweight

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]

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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.