Tong Wen Explained

Country:China
Weight Class:+78 kg
Worlds Rank:1
Worlds Year:2003
Worlds Weight:Women's Open
Worlds Year2:2005
Worlds Weight2:Women's +78 kg
Worlds Year3:2007
Worlds Weight3:Women's +78 kg
Worlds Year4:2008
Worlds Weight4:Women's Open
Worlds Year5:2009
Worlds Year6:2011
Worlds Weight6:Women's +78 kg
Worlds Year7:2011
Worlds Weight7:Women's Open
Regionals Type:AS
Regionals Rank:1
Regionals Year:2000
Regionals Year2:2002
Regionals Weight2:Women's Open
Regionals Year3:2006
Regionals Weight3:Women's +78 kg
Olympics Rank:1
Olympics Year:2008
Olympics Weight:Women's +78 kg
Updated:28 May 2023

Tong Wen (; born 1 February 1983 in Tianjin) is a Chinese judoka. Born in Tianjin, she began training in Judo when she was 13.

In the 2008 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal.[1] She also won gold medals at the World Judo Championships of 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011 as well as a bronze medal in 2001.[2]

On 10 May 2010, she was banned for two years by the International Judo Federation because of Clenbuterol doping and was required to give back her gold medal from the World Championships of 2009. Tong subsequently contested the ban and took her case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport which ruled that a doping violation could not be proved and found, in her favor, ordering that she be reinstated immediately with all rights. She returned to international competition in May 2011, winning gold at the Moscow Grand Slam.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olympic medalists.
  2. Web site: Judo World Championship medalists. dead. https://archive.today/20120914003004/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/worldjudochamps.shtml#mhalfm. 2012-09-14.