Zheng Shuyin (; born 1 May 1994) is a Chinese

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athlete. She represented China at the

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, in the women's +67 kg, and won the gold medal, which China has not won since

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in Athens. In May 2019 at the

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, Zheng lost the final against

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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

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. In August, Zheng Shuyin represented the Chinese team in the first

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. She made it all the way and defeated Mexico's Acosta 2:1 in the final to win the women's 63 kg championship. In October 2011, in the women's 73 kg final of the Seventh City Games, Zheng Shuyin had a bad start and fell behind Xu Hui of the Hefei team 2:4. In the last two games, she hit Xu Hui's head in the scoring area one after another, and finally won Defeated the opponent 19:8. In September 2013, Zheng Shuyin won the championship in the taekwondo women's 67 kg and above finals of the 12th National Games, defeating Li Donghua 6:2 with a hit to the head. This was also the first time that the

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Taekwondo team won the National Games. gold medal In October, in the taekwondo women's 73 kg and above finals of the Sixth East Asian Games, Zheng Shuyin defeated Peng Jiahui and won a

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. In October 2015, the Taekwondo Grand Prix was held in

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. In the women's 67 kg and above finals, Zheng Shuyin defeated the host player in overtime to win the championship. In December, at the Taekwondo World Cup (Team Competition) held in Mexico City, Zheng Shuyin helped the Chinese women's team narrowly defeat the host

team in overtime in the final and win the championship in addition, Zheng Shuyin won the Women's MVP of this World Cup and won the "ticket" for the Rio Olympics. In August 2016, Zheng Shuyin competed in the women's 67 kg taekwondo competition at the Rio de Janeiro

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in Brazil as the No. 2 seed. She defeated Nepal's Laval, France's Epange and the British in the top 16, top 8 and semi-finals. Walkden; in the final, Zheng Shuyin defeated Espinosa 5:1 and won her first

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. In June 2017, in the semi-finals of the women's 73 kg and above World Taekwondo Championships, Zheng Shuyin unfortunately lost 3:4 and eventually tied for the

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with South Korean player Anseban. In September, in the overtime match of the women's taekwondo 67 kg final of the 13th National Games, Zheng Shuyin defeated Gao Pan 2:0 and won the championship. On January 27, 2018, the first Taekwondo World Cup Team Championship, the women’s team final was held between the Chinese team and the South Korean team. The Chinese team, composed of Wenren Yuntao,

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, Gao Pan and Zheng Shuyin, finally won 53:17. On September 13, 2019, in the women's 67 kg and above competition at the Taekwondo World Grand Prix in

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, Zheng Shuyin defeated British player

and won the championship, while gaining 40 Olympic points. Zheng Shuyin has secured a ticket to the Tokyo Olympics. On December 7, in the women's 67 kg and above finals of the World Taekwondo Grand Prix held in

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, Zheng Shuyin defeated Serbian player Mandic and won the championship. On December 20, the World Taekwondo Grand Slam Championship Series concluded in

Wuxi Wuxi (, ) is a city in southern Jiangsu province, eastern China, by car to the northwest of downtown Shanghai, between Changzhou and Suzhou. In 2017 it had a population of 3,542,319, with 6,553,000 living in the entire prefecture-level city ar ...

. Zheng Shuyin won the bronze medal in the women's 67 kg and above category. On July 27, 2021, in the quarter-finals of the women's taekwondo over 67 kg category at the Tokyo Olympics, Zheng Shuyin lost to French player Laurine at 6:14.

Personal life

Zheng Shuyin and Chinese taekwondo athlete

Zhao Shuai Zhao Shuai (; born 15 August 1995) is a Chinese taekwondo practitioner. He won gold medals at the 2016 Olympics and 2017 World Championships, placing third earlier in 2015. He served as the flag bearer for China at the opening ceremony of the 2 ...

are boyfriend and girlfriend. They met on the Chinese national taekwondo team. On November 22, 2021, Zhao Shuai successfully proposed to his teammate Zheng Shuyin. The two people who have been in love for ten years will get married. On June 17, 2023, Zheng Shuyin officially announced on Weibo that she and Zhao Shuai were getting married.

social activity

On August 29, 2016, Zheng Shuyin came to

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Pui Ching School with the Olympic delegation to conduct a Taekwondo demonstration and sharing. On September 8, Zheng Shuyin went to Baita Primary School for exchanges and taught students Taekwondo. On October 22, 2023, the 2023

Suzhou Suzhou (; ; Suzhounese: ''sou¹ tseu¹'' , Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Soochow, is a major city in southern Jiangsu province, East China. Suzhou is the largest city in Jiangsu, and a major economic center and focal point of trade ...

Taihu Taihu (), also known as Lake Tai or Lake Taihu, is a lake in the Yangtze Delta and one of the largest freshwater lakes in China. The lake is in Jiangsu province and a significant part of its southern shore forms its border with Zhejiang. Wit ...

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kicked off on the 22nd, with Zhao Shuai and Zheng Shuyin leading the way.

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