Chao Jou

Chao Jou (born 23 March 1995)[1] is a Taiwanese karateka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2014 Asian Games held in Incheon, South Korea. In 2018, she lost her bronze medal match against Kayo Someya of Japan in that event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1]

Chao Jou
Personal information
Born (1995-03-23) 23 March 1995 (age 29)
Sport
CountryChinese Taipei
SportKarate
Weight class68 kg
Events
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Kumite 68 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Astana Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Dubai Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Yokohama Kumite 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tashkent Kumite 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Malacca Team kumite

She won the silver medal in the women's team kumite event at the 2016 World University Karate Championships held in Braga, Portugal.[2]

At the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 68 kg event.[3][4] In 2021, she competed in the women's 68 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

In 2023, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Malacca, Malaysia.[5] She lost her bronze medal match in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2013Asian ChampionshipsDubai, United Arab Emirates3rdTeam kumite
2014Asian GamesIncheon, South Korea3rdKumite 68 kg
2015Asian ChampionshipsYokohama, Japan3rdKumite 68 kg
2017Asian ChampionshipsAstana, Kazakhstan2ndTeam kumite
2019Asian ChampionshipsTashkent, Uzbekistan3rdKumite 68 kg
2023Asian ChampionshipsMalacca, Malaysia3rdTeam kumite

References