Liu Shu-yun
Taiwanese Olympic judoka
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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.
Chinese Taipei| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Liu Shu-yun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Chinese Taipei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 October 1980 Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 70 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
