Zhu Guo
Encyclopedia
Zhu Guo is a male Chinese Taekwondo
practitioner.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics
Zhu won the bronze medal in the men's 80 kg category. He lost to eventual gold medalist Hadi Saei
of Iran
in the quarterfinals but captured bronze by defeating Aaron Cook of Great Britain
and Deepak Bista
of Nepal
in the repechage.
Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
practitioner.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
Zhu won the bronze medal in the men's 80 kg category. He lost to eventual gold medalist Hadi Saei
Hadi Saei
Hadi Saei Bonehkohal is a former Iranian Azerbaijani Taekwondo athlete who became the most successful Iranian athlete in Olympic history after winning gold in the 2008 Summer Olympics. He competed in the Men's 68 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal...
of Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
in the quarterfinals but captured bronze by defeating Aaron Cook of Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
and Deepak Bista
Deepak Bista
Deepak Bista is a male Nepalese taekwondo practitioner. He won the bronze medal in the welterweight category at the 2006 Asian Games, and competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. On August 8, 2008 at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, Bista was the flagbearer for Nepal.-Childhood:Deepak...
of Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
in the repechage.
External links
- Zhu Guo's profile and Olympics results from Sports-Reference