Huang Hsien-yung (; born 12 December 1993 in

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(now New Taipei City),

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) is a female

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athlete. She won the gold medal in the women's finweight (under 46 kg) at the

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at the age of 16. Huang surprisingly dominated

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n champion Hwang Mi-Na 7-2 in the first round, and upset Olympic silver medalist

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3-0 in the quarterfinals.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Huang, Hsien-Yung 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from New Taipei Taiwanese female taekwondo practitioners Asian Games medalists in taekwondo Taekwondo practitioners at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Chinese Taipei Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games 21st-century Taiwanese women