Chen Zhong is a retired Chinese taekwondo competitor who represented her country at international level for more than 10 years, including three consecutive Summer Olympic Games.
11 Facts About Chen Zhong
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Chen Zhong won China's first Olympic gold medal in taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and successfully defended her title at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
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Chen Zhong competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but did not make it past the quarter-final round.
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Chen Zhong played basketball at the Jiaozuo Amateur Sport School for four years before changing to taekwondo in 1995.
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Chen Zhong doubted that she could continue but her mother told her to persevere, saying that if others could endure the programme, so could she.
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Chen Zhong was selected for the Chinese national taekwondo team in 1997.
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Chen Zhong won a bronze medal in taekwondo at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok.
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In 2000, Chen Zhong graduated from the Beijing Sports School, and went on to study at Beijing Sport University.
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In 2004, Chen Zhong successfully defended her Olympic title at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, defeating Myriam Baverel of France.
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In 2005, due to sport-related injuries, Chen Zhong underwent surgery on her right knee.
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At the quarter-finals of the women's heavyweight taekwondo competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Chen Zhong fought Sarah Stevenson from Great Britain and was declared the winner, but British officials protested.