Liu Shu-yun

Liu Shu-yun (Chinese: 劉 書韻; pinyin: Liú Shūyùn; born October 12, 1980, in Taipei) is a Taiwanese judoka, who competed in the women's middleweight category.[1] She captured two bronze medals in the 70-kg division at the Asian Games (2002 and 2006), and represented her nation Chinese Taipei at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Liu Shu-yun
Personal information
Full nameLiu Shu-yun
Nationality Chinese Taipei
Born (1980-10-12) 12 October 1980
Taipei, Taiwan
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event(s)70 kg
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2002 Busan 70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2006 Doha 70 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2005 Tashkent 70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2003 Jeju City 70 kg
In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Liu made her sporting debut in an international level at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, where she shared bronze medals with Japan's Masae Ueno in the 70-kg division, steadily defeating Uzbekistan's Lyudmila Kojemyakina in the process.[2] Earlier in the semifinals, Liu missed a chance for her first gold after an ippon defeat to neighboring China's Qin Dongya.[3]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Liu qualified for the Chinese Taipei squad in the women's middleweight class (70 kg), by placing fifth and receiving a berth from the Asian Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Liu received a bye in the opening round, before she succumbed to a waza-ari awasete ippon point and an ushiro kesa gatame (reverse scarf hold) from Belgium's Catherine Jacques with just less than a minute remaining.[4][5]

Competing on her second Taiwanese team at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, Liu threw Turkmen judoka and fellow Olympic veteran Nasiba Salayeva down the tatami to clinch a bronze medal in the 70-kg division, matching her feat from Busan four years earlier.[6]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Liu Shu-yun". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  2. Quartly, Jules (2 October 2002). "Taiwan wins medals, but misses gold". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  3. "China wins women's 70-kg judo title in Busan Asian Games". Xinhua. 1 October 2002. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  4. "Judo: Women's Middleweight (70kg/154 lbs) Round of 16". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. "Judoka Catherine Jacques grijpt naast brons" [Judoka Catherine Jacques fails to grab the bronze] (in Dutch). De Standaard. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  6. "Asian Games: Liu wins bronze, Taiwan scrapes past Kazakhstan". Taipei Times. 5 December 2006. Retrieved 11 December 2014.


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