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.
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Born | Taipei, Taiwan | 29 September 1993|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Taiwan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Karate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 55 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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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 |