Chen Zhong's sports career.
In 2000, Chen Zhong participated in the Asian Championships and won the women's 72kg+ class champion; On September 30th of the same year, in the women's over 67kg competition of the 27th Sydney Olympic Games, Lectra's opponent ivanova of Russia won the first Olympic gold medal for China, which was also the first in the world taekwondo history, and achieved a breakthrough from "zero" to "zero" in China taekwondo.
In 2002, Chen Zhong's right leg was injured unexpectedly, and Chen Zhong's condition once fell into a trough. At the Busan Asian Games in June165438+1October of the same year, she lost to South Korea's Cui Zhenmei in the final and only won the silver medal of 72kg or above. After the Asian Games, Chen Zhong was supposed to have an operation. In order to participate in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Chen Zhong decided to keep training with injuries.
In 2003, Chen Zhong took part in the World Championships with injuries and won a bronze medal of 72kg or more.
In 2004, Chen Zhong became Chen Zhong again at the Olympic Games, with more comprehensive technology and more changeable tactics. In the final of women's over 72kg in Athens Olympic Games, she successfully won the gold medal in this event with the final result of 12:5.
In early 2005, Chen Zhong underwent surgery and gave up the World Championships.
The Doha Asian Games from June, 5438 to February, 2006 was Chen Zhong's first appearance after her comeback. In the competition, she passed all the way, and finally defeated Evgeniya of Uzbekistan and won the championship above 72kg.
In May 2007, Chen Zhong participated in the 1 1 Women's Taekwondo Championship held in Changping, Beijing, and helped her win the gold medal with the new movement of "360-degree turn" in the competition over 72kg.
In August 2008, Chen Zhong participated in the Olympic Games for the third time. In the women's 1/4 final of Beijing Olympic Games, Chen Zhong and Stevenson were both very cautious in the competition. Until the last minute, Chen Zhong still led by 1: 0. Just when the victory was almost certain, Stevenson kicked Chen Zhong in the head before the last kick, but the four linesmen didn't grade the English players. According to the rules, three of the four judges must confirm the scores in order to be considered valid. At that time, the referee also called four linesmen to conduct on-the-spot investigation, but in the end Stevenson was awarded no score and Chen Zhong won. However, just as the semi-final that Chen Zhong was going to participate in was about to begin, the Competition Arbitration Committee suddenly issued a notice, and after the game, the British team filed a complaint against the game. After arbitration, the British player scored effectively, and the arbitration ruled that Stevenson won the game 2: 1. Chen Zhong also lost the qualification to advance to the semi-finals, so Chen Zhong missed his third Olympic champion. In the same year, Chen Zhong won the women's 72kg class in the Asian Championships.
In 2009, Chen Zhong officially retired.