Gong Li (born 16 August 1999) is a Chinese karateka[1] who won a bronze medal at the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] In 2023, she won the gold medal in the women's 61 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.
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Born | 16 August 1999 | (age 25)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Karate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Life
editShe was educated at Beijing Sport University and she lives in Beijing.[1]
In 2018, she represented her country at the world championships in Madrid, Spain.[1]
In 2020, she won the 68 kg weight class at the national championships.[2]
She represented her country at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[1] An early match was against the eventual Gold Medal winner Feryal Abdelaziz of Egypt. She lost 4:0.[3] She went on to the semi-finals where she gained a bronze medal.[4]
She won the gold medal in the women's 61 kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Karate - GONG Li". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ "The national karate championship finals ended. Yin Xiaoyan, Gong Li and Li Ranran won the championship". yqqlm. 2020-11-21. Archived from the original on 2022-01-01. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ "Feryal Abdelaziz reaches karate final to guarantee another Tokyo 2020 medal for Egypt". Arab News. 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "Karate - Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
External links
edit- Gong Li – World Karate Federation ranking
- Gong Li at Olympics.com
- Gong Li at Olympedia