Gong Li (karateka)

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.

Gong Li
Personal information
Born16 August 1999 (1999-08-16) (age 24)
Sport
CountryChina
SportKarate
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoKumite +61 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouKumite 61 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 TashkentTeam kumite
Bronze medal – third place2023 MalaccaKumite 61 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 MalaccaTeam kumite

Life

She 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]

References
  1. "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.
  2. "The national karate championship finals ended. Yin Xiaoyan, Gong Li and Li Ranran won the championship". yqqlm. 2020-11-21. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  3. "Feryal Abdelaziz reaches karate final to guarantee another Tokyo 2020 medal for Egypt". Arab News. 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  4. "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.


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