2008 Summer Olympics Taekwondo - Gladys Mora v

Yang Shu-chun or Judy Yang (; born October 26, 1985 in

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, now New Taipei City) is a female

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taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

. She won the women's

flyweight Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing above 49 kg (108 lb) and up to 51 kg (112 lb). Professional boxing The flyweight division was the last of bo ...

(under 51 kg)

gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...

at the 2008 Asian Taekwondo Championships. At the

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on November 17, she was controversially disqualified near the end of the first round when she was leading 9-0 against her Vietnamese opponent Vu Thi Hau. "Unauthorized" electronic sensors were allegedly found in her socks before or during the match. Yang's equipment had passed the pre-match inspection. After the disqualification, Yang protested the judgement in tears and refused to leave the mat. Yang's disqualification drew a furious response from media and fans in Taiwan. In December 2010, Yang was banned by the

World Taekwondo Federation World Taekwondo, called the World Taekwondo Federation until June 2017, is an international federation governing the sport of taekwondo and is a member of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF). The ''World Taekw ...

(WTF) from participating any international Taekwondo competitions for three months, her coach Liu Tsung-ta was suspended for 20 months and the Chinese Taipei Taekwondo Federation was fined $50,000. The Sports Affairs Council of Taiwan filed an appeal with the

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based in Lausanne. After her suspension, in May 2011, Yang competed at the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships held in

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, and won a silver medal in the –49 kg category losing to China's

Wu Jingyu Wu Jingyu (; born February 1, 1987) is a female Chinese Taekwondo practitioner who won gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the –49 kg class. She also won several medals at world championships and Asian Games. Biography W ...

6–2 in the final. In July 2011, Yang withdrew the appeal over her disqualification. In the

2012 London Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, Yang lost to Chanatip Sonkham of Thailand in the quarterfinals.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yang, Shu-chun 1985 births Living people Taiwanese female taekwondo practitioners Asian Games medalists in taekwondo Olympic taekwondo practitioners of Taiwan Sportspeople from New Taipei Taekwondo practitioners at the 2008 Summer Olympics Taekwondo practitioners at the 2012 Summer Olympics Taekwondo practitioners at the 2006 Asian Games Taekwondo practitioners at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Chinese Taipei Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Universiade medalists in taekwondo Universiade silver medalists for Chinese Taipei World Taekwondo Championships medalists Asian Taekwondo Championships medalists Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade