Wen Tzu-yun explained
| Wen Tzu-yun |
| Birth Date: | 1993 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Country: | Taiwan |
| Sport: | Karate |
| Weight Class: | 55 kg |
Wen Tzu-yun (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 55kg event.[2] [3] Wen is also a two-time gold medalist in the women's kumite 55kg event at the Asian Games and a two-time bronze medalist in this event at the World Karate Championships.
Career
Wen won the gold medal in the women's 55kg 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 55kg 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 55kg 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 55kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[14]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
|---|
| 2013 | Asian Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 2nd | Kumite 55kg |
| 3rd | Team kumite |
| 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 1st | Kumite 55kg |
| 2015 | Asian Championships | Yokohama, Japan | 1st | Kumite 55kg |
| 2016 | World Championships | Linz, Austria | 3rd | Kumite 55kg |
| 2017 | Asian Championships | Astana, Kazakhstan | 1st | Kumite 55kg |
| 2nd | Team kumite |
| World Games | Wrocław, Poland | 2nd | Kumite 55kg |
| 2018 | Asian Championships | Amman, Jordan | 1st | Kumite 55kg |
| Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1st | Kumite 55kg |
| World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 3rd | Kumite 55kg |
| 2021 | Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | Kumite 55kg | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Karate Results. 2018 Asian Games. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200419171221/http://www.ocagames.com/orb/files/4/89/AG2018_OfficialResultBook_Karate_v1.0.pdf. 19 April 2020. 19 April 2020.
- News: Everington. Keoni. Taiwan's Wen Tzu-yun clinches bronze medal in Olympic karate. 5 August 2021. Taiwan News. 5 August 2021.
- News: Palmer. Dan. 5 August 2021. Sanchez the history-maker as karate makes highly-anticipated Olympic debut. InsideTheGames.biz. 5 August 2021.
- News: Pan. Jason. Asian Games: Taiwan win karate, boating golds. 27 August 2018. Taipei Times. 25 April 2020.
- News: 3 October 2014. Asian Games: Day 14 of competition. InsideTheGames.biz. live. 1 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20200518070739/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1022998/asian-games-day-14-of-competition. 18 May 2020.
- News: Morgan . Liam . 13 August 2016 . Agier lays down marker with victory over rival Buchinger at World University Karate Championship . . 23 August 2022.
- Web site: 2016 World University Karate Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201015224326/https://www.fisu.net/medias/fichiers/2016_WUC_Karate_results.pdf. 15 October 2020. 16 November 2021. Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire.
- News: Winters. Max. The Netherlands claim ninth World Games korfball title in a row. 25 July 2017. InsideTheGames.biz. 18 April 2020.
- Web site: Karate Results. 2017 World Games. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200424114313/https://worldgames2017.sportresult.com/hide/en/-120/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Karate.pdf. 24 April 2020. 24 April 2020.
- News: WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020. 18 March 2020. WKF.net. 18 April 2020.
- News: Shefferd. Neil. World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020. 18 March 2020. InsideTheGames.biz. 18 April 2020.
- News: Chiang . Yi-ching . OLYMPICS/Karateka Wen Tzu-yun wins bronze, Taiwan's first Olympic medal in karate . 6 August 2021 . Central News Agency . 5 August 2021.
- Web site: Karate Results Book. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210810072155/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/KTE/OG2020-_KTE_B99_KTE-------------------------------.pdf. 10 August 2021. 10 August 2021. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- Web site: 2021 World Karate Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211121193114/https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/world-championshipsresultados-25th-world-championships-dubai-001.pdf. 21 November 2021. 21 November 2021. World Karate Federation.
