Chu Mu-yen

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chu.

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.

Chu Mu-yen

Chu in 2008
Personal information
Born	14 March 1982 (1982-03-14) (age 42) Pingzhen District, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Medal record Men's taekwondo Representing  Chinese Taipei Olympic Games 2004 Athens 58 kg 2008 Beijing 58 kg World Championships 1998 Istanbul Flyweight 2001 Jeju Finweight 2003 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Flyweight WTF World Cup 2000 Lyon Finweight 2001 Hochiminh City Finweight Student World Championships 2002 Berkeley Finweight 2004 Patra Flyweight Universiade 2003 Daegu Flyweight Asian Games 2002 Busan Finweight 2006 Doha Flyweight

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.

External links

• NBC Olympics Profile
• Chu Mu-yen at TaekwondoData.com