Chinese taekwondo prac*ionerIn this Chinese name, the family name is Hou.

Hou Yuzhuo (Chinese: 侯玉琢; pinyin: Hóu Yùzhuó; born 14 November 1987 in Zhangjiakou, Hebei) is a female Chinese Taekwondo prac*ioner. She won gold medal in 2009 Copenhagen World Taekwondo Championship and the silver at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London she defeated American Beijing bronze medalist Diana López in the final seconds in the first round, before beating Suvi Mikkonen in the second round and Marlène Harnois in the semi-final. She lost 6-4 to Jade Jones in the final.

See also

• China at the 2012 Summer Olympics#Taekwondo
• Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 57 kg

References

• Profile from The-Sports.org

External links

• Hou Yuzhuo at TaekwondoData.com
• Hou Yuzhuo at the Chinese Olympic Committee (also available in Chinese)
• Hou Yuzhuo at the International Olympic Committee
• Hou Yuzhuo at Olympics.com