Gong Li (karateka)

Gong Li (born 16 August 1999) is a Chinese karateka[1] who won a bronze medal at the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] In 2023, she won the gold medal in the women's 61 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.

Gong Li
Personal information
Born16 August 1999 (1999-08-16) (age 24)
Sport
CountryChina
SportKarate
Events
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  China
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoKumite +61 kg
World Championships
2023 BudapestKumite 61 kg
Asian Games
2022 HangzhouKumite 61 kg
Asian Championships
2019 TashkentTeam kumite
2023 MalaccaKumite 61 kg
2023 MalaccaTeam kumite

Life

She was educated at Beijing Sport University and she lives in Beijing.[1]

In 2018, she represented her country at the world championships in Madrid, Spain.[1]

In 2020, she won the 68 kg weight class at the national championships.[2]

She represented her country at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[1] An early match was against the eventual Gold Medal winner Feryal Abdelaziz of Egypt. She lost 4:0.[3] She went on to the semi-finals where she gained a bronze medal.[4]

She won the gold medal in the women's 61 kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[5]

References
  1. "Karate - GONG Li". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  2. "The national karate championship finals ended. Yin Xiaoyan, Gong Li and Li Ranran won the championship". yqqlm. 2020-11-21. Archived from the original on 2022-01-01. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  3. "Feryal Abdelaziz reaches karate final to guarantee another Tokyo 2020 medal for Egypt". Arab News. 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  4. "Karate - Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  5. "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.


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