Wen Tzu-yun
Personal information
Born (1993-09-29) 29 September 1993 (age 30)
Taipei, Taiwan
Sport
CountryTaiwan
SportKarate
Weight class55 kg
Events
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Kumite 55 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Linz Kumite 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Madrid Kumite 55 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Kumite 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Kumite 55 kg
Asian Karate Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Yokohama Kumite 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Astana Kumite 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Amman Kumite 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Dubai Kumite 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Astana Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Dubai Team kumite
World Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Wrocław Kumite 55 kg

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.

Career

Wen 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

Year Competition Venue Rank Event
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

  1. ^ a b "Karate Results" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ Everington, Keoni (5 August 2021). "Taiwan's Wen Tzu-yun clinches bronze medal in Olympic karate". Taiwan News. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b Palmer, Dan (5 August 2021). "Sanchez the history-maker as karate makes highly-anticipated Olympic debut". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  4. ^ Pan, Jason (27 August 2018). "Asian Games: Taiwan win karate, boating golds". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Asian Games: Day 14 of competition". InsideTheGames.biz. 3 October 2014. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ a b Winters, Max (25 July 2017). "The Netherlands claim ninth World Games korfball title in a row". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Karate Results" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  10. ^ "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". WKF.net. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  11. ^ Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  14. ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

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