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The 2016 World Taekwondo Grand Prix was the 4th edition of the World Taekwondo Grand Prix. As 2016 was an Olympic year, unlike in 2015, the series consisted of a single Grand Prix Final event, and was held in Baku, Azerbaijan from 9 to 10 December 2016. Contests were held over the eight Olympic weight categories, rather than the full sixteen categories employed at World Championships level Medal summary Men Women Medal table References External linksWTF Official website {{GP Taekwondo World Taekwondo Grand Prix Grand Prix Grand Prix ( , meaning ''Grand Prize''; plural Grands Prix), is a name sometimes used for competitions or sport events, alluding to the winner receiving a prize, trophy or honour Grand Prix or grand prix may refer to: Arts and entertainment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Taekwondo Grand Prix
The World Taekwondo Grand Prix is a taekwondo competition introduced by the World Taekwondo Federation in 2013 to provide a homogeneous system for qualification to the Olympic taekwondo tournament. It consists of four competitions per year in each Olympic weight category event. Olympic events occur at approximately half the weight classes as WTF-organised tournaments. Venues The most common format of the event has been a series of three Grand Prix, followed by a Grand Final. The first Grand Prix in 2013, and the event in 2016, were single leg competitions, while the 2018 edition had a 4th Grand Prix leg before the Grand Final. The original Grand Prix was held in Manchester, England, recognising the sport's popularity in the United Kingdom, and Manchester remains the most visited venue, with 5 Grand Prix events, while the United Kingdom is also the most visited country, with six events. Russia, Mexico and Italy have also hosted multiple legs. The 2020 event was to be a single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Kuznetsov
Roman Vladimirovich Kuznetsov (russian: Роман Владимирович Кузнецов; born 14 August 1989), is a Russian taekwondo athlete. He won the bronze medal at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships in the heavyweight category. He also won a gold medal at the Moscow series of the 2017 World Taekwondo Grand Prix The 2017 World Taekwondo Grand Prix was the 5th edition of the World Taekwondo Grand Prix series. Schedule Men 58 kg 68 kg 80 kg +80 kg Women 49 kg 57 kg 67 kg +67 kg Medal table References External linksOfficial website { ..., defeating Korean Kyo-Don In. References External links Living people Russian male taekwondo practitioners 1989 births Sportspeople from Irkutsk Universiade medalists in taekwondo FISU World University Games gold medalists for Russia European Taekwondo Championships medalists World Taekwondo Championships medalists Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade 21st-century Russian people 20th-ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zheng Shuyin
Zheng Shuyin (; born 1 May 1994) is a Chinese taekwondo athlete. She represented China at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the women's +67 kg, and won the gold medal, which China has not won since 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens. In May 2019 at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships, Zheng lost the final against Bianca Walkden for the women's heavyweight title. Zheng was disqualified despite leading 20-10 because Walkden repeatedly forced Zheng out of the ring to accumulate Zheng's penalty points. In September 2019 at Chiba, four months after winning the controversial goal medal in Manchester, Walkden was defeated 7-5 by Zheng Shuyin. In October 2019 at Sofia, Zheng Shuyin defeated Walkden once again by 3-2. Career In March 2010, Zheng Shuyin won the women's 68 kg championship at the World Taekwondo Youth Championships in Mexico. In August, Zheng Shuyin represented the Chinese team in the first Youth Olympic Games. She made it all the way and defeated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bianca Walkden
Bianca Cook, also known as Bianca Walkden (born 29 September 1991) is a British taekwondo athlete and Olympian. She is a three-time World champion, twice World Grand Prix champion, four-time European champion and a double Olympic medallist. Career She represented Great Britain at 2016 Olympic Games winning a bronze medal. Walkden is a triple World champion, four time European champion, and twice World Grand Prix Final champion in her division. In 2017 she became the first practitioner ever to win all 4 Grand Prix events in her division in a single season (having also won the one-off Grand Prix Final in London of the truncated 2016 season). In May 2015, she won the gold medal in the +73kg category at the 2015 World Taekwondo Championships in Russia beating Gwladys Epangue in the final. She became only the second Briton to win a world title after Sarah Stevenson in 2001 and 2011, and the third to win a global title after Stevenson and Jade Jones' Olympic success in 2012. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elin Johansson
Elin Maria Katarina Johansson (born 5 August 1990) is a Swedish taekwondo athlete. She qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics but lost against the Australian athlete Carmen Marton in the quarterfinal.Elin Johansson sports-reference.com In June 2015 she won a bronze medal during the European Games in . She competed at the , but lost her first match aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuang Chia-chia
Chuang Chia-chia (; born 13 May 1989) is a Taiwanese taekwondo practitioner. Chuang later served as director of the Taoyuan Department of Sports. In March 2019, Chuang disclosed that she had been suspended from competition for a period of two years since 3 October 2017. World Taekwondo Federation records showed that Chuang missed three doping tests in 2017, resulting in her suspension. References External links * Living people Taiwanese female taekwondo practitioners Asian Games medalists in taekwondo Taekwondo practitioners at the 2010 Asian Games Taekwondo practitioners at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Chinese Taipei 1989 births Taekwondo practitioners at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Universiade medalists in taekwondo Taiwanese sportsperson-politicians Universiade silver medalists for Chinese Taipei Olympic taekwondo practitioners of Taiwan World Taekwondo Championships medalists Asian Taekwondo Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh Hye-ri
Oh Hye-ri (Hangul: 오혜리; ; born 30 April 1988) is a South Korean taekwondo athlete. Career In 2011, she won silver at the World Championships, then in 2015, she became the world champion in middleweight. She represented South Korea at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the women's 67 kg where she won her first Olympic gold medal. She became the third Korean to win an Olympic gold medal in the 67 kg division ( Lee Sun-Hee in 2000 and Hwang Kyung-Seon Hwang Kyung-seon (, born May 21, 1986), also spelled Hwang Kyung-sun, is a female South Korean Taekwondo practitioner. She is a two-time Olympic Champion from 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. Olympics In 2008, she won the gold medal in the -6 ... in 2008 and 2012). References External links * 1988 births Living people South Korean female taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners for South Korea Taekwondo practitioners at the 2016 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in tae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Ah-reum
Lee Ah-reum (; born 22 April 1992) is a South Korean taekwondo athlete. She attended Seoul Physical Education High School () and Korea National Sport University. She won the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games in the women's featherweight category, defeating Mayu Hamada of Japan. She won the gold medal at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships The 2017 World Taekwondo Championships was the 23rd edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and was held in Muju, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southe ... in the women's featherweight category, beating the Olympic champion Jade Jones in the semi-finals and Hatice Kübra İlgün of Turkey in the final. She has a history of participating in the Asian games. References External links *Video interview with Leeafter the 2017 World Taekwondo Grand Prix in Moscow, via Mookas * 1992 births Living people Asian Games gold medalists for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hedaya Malak
Hedaya Malak Wahba ( ar, هداية ملاك وهبة, born 21 April 1993) is an Egyptian taekwondo practitioner. She participated in the Olympic Games in London in 2012, won a bronze medal in Rio 2016, and another bronze medal in Tokyo 2020. Career Malak took up taekwondo aged six, following her elder brother; she was joined by her younger brother. She ranked first in the Giza governorate championship before winning Egypt's championship at 14 years old. At the London 2012 Olympics, she competed in the Taekwondo women's 57 kg and qualified for the quarterfinals by defeating Robin Cheong of New Zealand in the round of 16. She was defeated at the quarterfinals by Marlène Harnois of France. She qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, ranking third in the WTF Olympic Rankings as of December 2015. Malak passed through the early rounds, defeating Doris Patiño and Mayu Hamada before losing out in the semifinals to Eva Calvo of Spain. Malak then won the bronze me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jade Jones (taekwondo)
Jade Louise Jones (born 21 March 1993) is a Welsh taekwondo athlete. She is the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medallist in the women's 57 kg category, and the 2019 World champion, 2016, 2018 and 2021 European champion and 2015 European Games champion at the same weight. In 2012, she won Britain's first taekwondo Olympic gold medal in this category. Jones was at the time the reigning Youth Olympic champion in the girls' 55 kg category, winning gold for Great Britain in 2010. Career history Jones was born in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, Wales. She attended Flint High School leaving aged 16 to take up taekwondo full-time. , Jones was tall and weighs . She competes as part of the GB Taekwondo Academy, which is based in Manchester. In 2010 Jones won a bronze medal at the 2010 European Taekwondo Championships in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Jones competed for Great Britain at the inaugural Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore; she beat Vietnam's Thanh Thao Nguyen 9–6 in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svetlana Igumenova
Svetlana Igumenova (born 11 March 1988) is a Russian taekwondo practitioner. She won a bronze medal in flyweight at the 2015 World Taekwondo Championships, after being defeated by Wu Jingyu in the semifinal. Her achievements at the European Taekwondo Championships include a bronze medal in 2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat .... References External links * 1988 births Living people Russian female taekwondo practitioners World Taekwondo Championships medalists European Taekwondo Championships medalists 21st-century Russian women {{Russia-taekwondo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim So-hui (taekwondo, Born 1994)
Kim So-hui (Hangul: 김소희; ; born January 29, 1994) is a South Korean taekwondo practitioner. In 2016, she is ranked 10th by the World Taekwondo Federation. Career Kim won the gold medal in the women's finweight (under 46 kg) class at the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships in Gyeongju, South Korea, as a high schooler. Two years later she became the finweight world champion for the second time in a row at the 2013 World Taekwondo Championships in Puebla, Mexico, defeating Anastasia Valueva of Russia 8–7 in the final bout. In the 2016 Rio Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro de ... Kim won her first Olympic Gold Medal in the 49 kg division. Three of her final matches were won convincingly through last second attacks and scoring. File:Taekwondo at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
