Chu Mu-Yen

Chu Mu-yen

Mu-yen Chu
Personal information
Born	March 14, 1982 (1982-03-14) (age 34)
Medal record Men's taekwondo Representing  Chinese Taipei Olympic Games 2004 Athens 58 kg 2008 Beijing 58 kg World Championships 1998 Istanbul Flyweight 2001 Jeju Finweight 2003 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Flyweight WTF World Cup 2000 Lyon Finweight 2001 Hochiminh City Finweight Student World Championships 2002 Berkeley Finweight 2004 Patra Flyweight Universiade 2003 Daegu Flyweight Asian Games 2002 Busan Finweight 2006 Doha Flyweight

Chu Mu-yen (Chinese: 朱木炎; pinyin: Zhū Mùyán born March 14, 1982) is a Taekwondo athlete from Taiwan. He is the second Taiwanese athlete and first male to win a gold medal at the Olympics, winning in men's under 58-kilogram class in Taekwondo at the Athens 2004 Games. He was 22 years old and 1.73 meters tall when he won the Gold in Athens, and frequently competed against larger, stronger players in his Olympic Fly division. In the 2008 Olympics, Chu won the bronze medal in the men's under 58-kilogram class in Taekwondo. He also won the gold medal in the 2003 World Taekwondo Championships.