Lê Huỳnh Châu

Lê Huỳnh Châu
Personal information
Nationality:	Vietnam
Birthday:	November 13, 1987
Place of birth:	Ho Chi Minh City

Lê Huỳnh Châu (born November 13, 1987 in Ho Chi Minh City ) is a Vietnamese Taekwondoin . It starts in the weight class up to 58 kilograms.

Lê Huỳnh Châu has had his first international title fights in the junior division since 2003, but did not survive his respective opening fights. At the 2009 World Cup in Copenhagen he finally made his adult debut. In the class up to 68 kilograms, he retired after two wins at the beginning in the round of 32. The following year he reached the round of 16 at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou . At the Asian Championships in Astana he won the bronze medal in the class up to 68 kilograms. Lê Huỳnh Châu achieved his breakthrough in the international top at the 2011 World Cup in Gyeongju . He defeated Cem Uluğnuyan in the quarterfinals in the class up to 63 kilograms and won his first world championship medal with bronze after a semi-final defeat against Michael Harvey . At the Asian Olympic qualification tournament in Bangkok in 2011 , he won the decisive battle for third place in the class up to 58 kilograms and qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games in London . Lê Huỳnh Châu was also able to win a medal at the 2012 Asian Cup in his hometown, he was defeated by Lee Dae-hoon in the semifinals and won bronze.

Web links

• Lê Huỳnh Châu on the pages of TaekwondoData .com