Liu Xiaobo (; born 16 January 1984 in
Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
) is a Chinese
taekwondo
''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean martial arts, Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast k ...
athlete. He competed at the
2008
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and
2012 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal at the latter. Liu also won medals at the 2006
Asian Games and the 2008 and 2012
Asian Taekwondo Championships.
See also
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Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's +80 kg
The men's +80 kg competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held on 11 August, at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.
Competition format
The main bracket consisted of a single elimination tournament, culminating in the gold medal match. Two bron ...
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References
1984 births
Living people
Olympic taekwondo practitioners for China
Sportspeople from Beijing
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Asian Games medalists in taekwondo
Olympic bronze medalists for China
Olympic medalists in taekwondo
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2006 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Asian Games bronze medalists for China
Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
Asian Taekwondo Championships medalists
21st-century Chinese people
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