Chu Mu-yen

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chu.

Medal record
Mu-yen Chu
Competitor for  Chinese Taipei
Men's taekwondo
Olympic Games
Gold	2004 Athens	58 kg
Bronze	2008 Beijing	58 kg
World Championships
Silver	1998 Istanbul	Flyweight
Silver	2001 Jeju	Finweight
Gold	2003 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Flyweight
WTF World Cup
Silver	2000 Lyon	Finweight
Gold	2001 Hochiminh City	Finweight
Student World Championships
Gold	2002 Berkeley	Finweight
Bronze	2004 Patra	Flyweight
Universiade
Gold	2003 Daegu	Flyweight
Asian Games
Silver	2002 Busan	Finweight
Bronze	2006 Doha	Flyweight

Chu Mu-yen (Traditional Chinese: 朱木炎; pinyin: Zhū Mùyán; born March 14, 1982) is a Taekwondo athlete from Taiwan. He is the second Taiwanese athlete and first male to win a gold medal at the Olympics, winning in men's under 58-kilogram class in Taekwondo at the Athens 2004 Games. He was 22 years old and 1.73 meters tall when he won the Gold at Athens, and frequently competed against larger, stronger players in his Olympic Fly division. In the 2008 Olympics, Chu won the bronze medal in the men's under 58-kilogram class in Taekwondo. He also won the gold medal in the 2003 World Taekwondo Championships

In December 2008, Chu Mu-yen earned his master's degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. He began working on his PhD at the University of South Florida in the Fall of 2009. Though busy with his studies, Chu Mu-yen has participated in Taekwondo clinics and lectures in the greater Pittsburgh area.

In August 2011 Chu Mu-yen arrived in Scotland to continue his studies. He continues to participate in training sessions throughout Scotland.

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Name	Chu, Mu-Yen
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Date of birth	March 14, 1982
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