Luo Wei (simplified Chinese: 罗微; traditional Chinese: 羅微; pinyin: Luó Wēi; born May 23, 1983, in Beijing) is a female Chinese taekwondo practitioner who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She won the gold medal in the women's under 67 kg taekwondo competition.[1]

Luo Wei
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 67 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Garmisch Middleweight
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Beijing Middleweight
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Middleweight
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Welterweight

Career

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In 2002, after being selected for the national team, he won the 72kg championship at the National Taekwondo Championships; in the same year, he won the bronze medal in the 67kg event at the Busan Asian Games. [2]

In August 2004, 21-year-old Luo Wei won the 29th gold medal for the Chinese delegation in the women's 67kg taekwondo finals at the Athens Olympics. gold medal and became China's second Olympic taekwondo champion after Chen Zhong.[3]


References

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  1. ^ Kang, S.J. (August 28, 2004). "China, US wins 1 Gold in Taekwondo". The Seoul Times. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  2. ^ "罗微资料" [Luo Wei information]. sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-12-26. 她曾获得2002年全国跆拳道锦标赛72公斤级冠军。
  3. ^ "罗微踢得一金" [Luo Wei kicked a gold]. sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-12-26. 今报讯在今天凌晨进行的奥运会女子跆拳道67公斤级决赛中,北京"辣妹"罗微力克强敌,以8:6的比分战胜东道主选手米斯塔基杜,为中国代表团再添宝贵一金。
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