About Hou Yuzhuo
Born 1987. Hou Yuzhuo is a Chinese taekwondo athlete.
Hou Yuzhuo (; born 14 November 1987 in Zhangjiakou, Hebei) is a female Chinese Taekwondo practitioner. 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.
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Chinese taekwondo practitioner
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Hou Yuzhuo was born on 14 November 1987 in Zhangjiakou.
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