Chu Mu-yen
Mu-yen Chu
Personal information
Born14 March 1982 (1982-03-14) (age 41)
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 58 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 58 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1998 IstanbulFlyweight
Silver medal – second place2001 JejuFinweight
Gold medal – first place2003 Garmisch-PartenkirchenFlyweight
WTF World Cup
Silver medal – second place2000 LyonFinweight
Gold medal – first place2001 Hochiminh CityFinweight
Student World Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 BerkeleyFinweight
Bronze medal – third place2004 PatraFlyweight
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2003 Daegu Flyweight
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2002 BusanFinweight
Bronze medal – third place2006 Doha Flyweight

Chu Mu-yen (Chinese: 朱木炎; pinyin: Zhū Mùyán; born 14 March 1982) is a Taiwanese Taekwondo athlete from Taiwan.[1] He is the second Taiwanese athlete and the first male to win a gold medal at the Olympics, winning in men's under 58-kilogram class in Taekwondo at the Athens 2004 Games.[2] In the 2008 Olympics, Chu won the bronze medal in the men's under 58-kilogram class in Taekwondo. He also won the gold medal in the 2003 World Taekwondo Championships.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chu Mu-yen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Taekwondo team wins Taiwan's first-ever Olympic gold". Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
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