Sung Yu-Chi

Sung Yu- Chi (Chinese宋玉麒, Pinyin Song Yuqi, born January 16, 1982 in Shulin, New Taipei City ) is a former Taiwanese Taekwondo. In spring and light weight he won, among other 2007 world champion and 2008 Olympic bronze medal.

Sung celebrated his first international success at the Junior World Cup in 1998 in Istanbul, where he could geinnen the title in the category up to 63 kg. In the adult area, he debuted at the 2001 World Championships in Jeju -si, but dropped out early. The breakthrough in the international forefront Sung succeeded in the following year 2002. 's Class to 67 kilograms, it was able to move each of the finals at the Asian Championships in Amman and the Asian Games in Busan and win silver. Further success came in the following years from first. Only at the 2007 World Championships in Beijing Sung was back on track. In the category up to 72 kg, he struck three opening victories in the semifinals and the finals Tommy Mollet Nesar Ahmad Bahave and celebrated with the world champion title its only gold medal at major championships. The following year, Sung started in the Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing. In the category up to 68 kg he won the Olympic tournament after an opening win in the quarter- final against Dmitry Kim, defeated in the semifinals later Olympic champion Son Tae- jin, but eventually won by a small victory in the final against Daniel Manz the bronze medal. After the Games, he ended his active career.