Guo Qing Explained
Guo Qing (; born 10 May 2000) is a Chinese taekwondo practitioner. She was a silver medalist at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships and the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]
Early life
Qing came from a poor family in a remote mountainous area of Guangdong Province. With five younger brothers and elderly parents living only on a senior citizen's allowance, she began practicing taekwondo in the hope of improving her and her family's living conditions. All of the winnings she won from early taekwondo competitions were used to renovate their house. Her father said she was truly the breadwinner of the family.[2]
Career
She was a silver medalist at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships in the Women's flyweight.[3] [4]
She was a bronze medalist at the delayed 2021 Summer World University Games held in August 2023 in Chengdu, in the women's 53 kg.[5] [6] She was a silver medalist at the delayed 2022 Asian Games held in September 2023 in Hangzhou in the −49 kg category.[7] [8]
She won the silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[9] [10]
Notes and References
- Web site: Guo Qing. 7 August 2024. taekwondo data.
- Web site: thai. 2024-08-13. 2024-08-11. เรื่องของกัว ชิง สาวนักเทควันโด้จีนที่แพ้น้องเทนนิสในรอบชิง ชีวิตของเธอน่าเห็นใจจริง ๆ ครับ. Decha. Anantakool. Facebook.
- Web site: Mexico and South Korea strike gold again at World Taekwondo Championships. Inside the Games. 7 August 2024. Geoff. Berkeley. 17 November 2022.
- Web site: Day 3 Delivers Gold to Mexico and Korea. Worldtaekwondo. 7 August 2024. 16 November 2022.
- Web site: More than sport: Taekwondo paves way for a different future. fisu.net. 7 August 2024. 3 August 2023.
- Web site: Chengdu Universiade / China claims two taekwondo golds. news.cn. 7 August 2024. 20 August 2023.
- Web site: Feature: A special gift to Thai taekwondo star at Hangzhou Asiad. news.cn. 7 August 2024. 27 September 2023.
- Web site: Taekwondo star Panipak wins gold at Asian Games. Pattaymail. 7 August 2024. 26 September 2023.
- Web site: China announces six-strong taekwondo squad for Paris Olympics . 12 June 2024. China Daily. 7 August 2024.
- Web site: Wongpattanakit defends her Olympic taekwondo title and Park restores South Korea’s pride in Paris. apnews. 12 August 2024. 7 August 2024.
