Wang Jiao

Wang Jiao medal table
Wrestling
People's Republic of China
Olympic games
gold	2008 Beijing	Freestyle wrestling (up to 72 kg)

Wang Jiao ( Chinese  王 娇 , Pinyin Wáng Jiāo ; born January 20, 1988 in Shenyang , Liaoning Province ) is a Chinese wrestler . In 2008 she became Olympic champion in Beijing in the weight class up to 72 kg body weight.

Career

Wang Liao started wrestling in 2002 through an initiative of the Chinese Olympic Committee when the latter called for talent to be sought in those sports in which Chinese athletes were not yet world-class in view of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and train. With Wang Jiao, this initiative was successful. She became a member of the Liao Ning Wrestling Club in 2002 and has been coached by Lu Hai since then. She is 1.76 meters tall and wrestles in the weight class up to 72 kg body weight. In women's wrestling there is only free style wrestling.

Already at the age of 15 she was sent to the World Championships for Women in New York in 2003 , where she competed in the weight class up to 67 kg. She lost her first fight against Shannon Samler from Canada and then won over Sha Ling-Li from Taiwan . Due to the peculiar rules of the FILA at the time, she was eliminated and came in 7th place. In November 2003 she won the Asia Cup in Alma-Ata ahead of Norie Saito, Japan and Olga Schanibekowa from Kazakhstan.

In 2004 she became Chinese champion and in 2005 she won the Chinese national games, each in the weight class up to 72 kg. At the Asian Championships in Wuhan in 2005 , she won in the same weight class in which she should always start in the future. She referred Ayako Murashima from Japan , Otschirbatyn Burmaa from Mongolia and Olga Schanibekowa from Kazakhstan to the places. In 2005 it was used again at the World Cup , which took place in Budapest . She won there first over Petra Lenkö from Hungary and Otschirbatyn Burmaa, but then lost to the multiple world champion Kyoko Hamaguchi from Japan. Since this came into the final, Wang Liao was able to wrestle further in the consolation round and initially defeated Rosangela Conceisao from Brazil . In the fight for a bronze medal at the World Championships, she was narrowly defeated by Swetlana Sajenko from Ukraine (1: 2 rounds, 4: 5 points) and had to be satisfied with the medalless 5th place.

At the 2006 World Cup in Guangzhou Wang Jiao won over Jaresmit Weffer from Venezuela , but then lost in an even fight against Wassilissa Marsaljuk from Belarus by just a few points (1: 2 rounds, 9: 9 points). She was eliminated and only came in 10th place. In 2007 she became Junior World Champion in Beijing . That was her only competition that she competed in the junior class, although she could actually have started in this class until 2008. You defeated u. a. with Jenny Fransson from Sweden and with Jekaterina Bukina from Russia two wrestlers who soon advanced to the top of the world among women.

In 2008, Wang Jiao had the greatest success of her career. She became an Olympic champion at the Olympic Games in Beijing . She defeated Jenny Fransson, Ali Sue Bernard from the United States , Kyoko Hamaguchi and the reigning world champion Stanka Slatewa from Bulgaria , who was unbeaten for two years before Beijing.

In 2009 and 2010, Wang Jiao did not compete in any international championships. She only stood on the mat for the Chinese team at the World Cup in Taiyuan / China, a team competition with individual ratings, and came in second behind the American Stephany Lee .

In 2011 she started at the Asian championship in Tashkent , where she lost after victories over Jana Panowa from Kyrgyzstan and Badrachyn Odontschimeg against Güzäl Mänürowa from Kazakhstan and took second place. At the 2011 World Cup in Istanbul , she defeated the strong Ukrainian Kateryna Burmistrowa , but then suffered a shoulder defeat in a tangible and turbulent fight against Ali Sue Bernard with a score of 13:17 in the 3rd round, which meant she was only 11th occupied. In March 2012 she won an Olympic qualification tournament in Astana ahead of Kyoko Hamaguchi and thus secured a starting place at the Olympic Games in London .

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Results
2003	7th	World Cup in New York	up to 67 kg	after losing to Shannon Samler, Canada and defeating Sha Ling-Li, Taiwan
2003	1.	Asia Cup in Alma-Ata	up to 67 kg	before Norie Satio, Japan and Olga Schanibekowa , Kazakhstan
2005	1.	Asian Championships in Wuhan	up to 72 kg	before Ayako Murashima, Japan, Otschirbatyn Burmaa , Mongolia and Olga Schanibekowa
2005	5.	World Cup in Budapest	up to 72 kg	after victories over Petra Lenkö, Hungary and Otschirbatyn Burmaa , a defeat against Kyoko Hamaguchi , Japan, a victory over Rosangela Conceicao, Brazil and a defeat against Swetlana Sajenko , Ukraine
2006	10.	World Cup in Guangzhou	up to 72 kg	after a victory over Jasesmit Weffer, Venezuela and a defeat against Wassilissa Marsaljuk , Belarus
2007	1.	Junior World Championships in Beijing	up to 72 kg	after victories over Marianna Kolic, France , Bae Ip-sae, South Korea , Jenny Fransson , Sweden and Jekaterina Bukina , Russia
2008	gold	OS in Beijing	up to 72 kg	after victories over Jenny Fransson, Ali Sue Bernard , USA , Kyoko Hamaguchi and Stanka Slatewa , Bulgaria
2009	2.	World Cup in Taiyuan / China	up to 72 kg	behind Stephany Lee , USA, in front of Daria Nasarowa , Russia and Ohenewa Akuffo, Canada
2011	2.	Asian Championships in Tashkent	up to 72 kg	after victories over Jana Panowa, Kyrgyzstan and Badrachyn Odontschimeg , Mongolia and a defeat against Güzäl Mänürowa , Kazakhstan
2011	11.	World Cup in Istanbul	up to 72 kg	after defeating Kateryna Burmistrowa , Ukraine and losing to Ali Sue Bernard
2012	1.	Olympic qualification tournament in Astana	up to 72 kg	before Kyoko Hamaguchi, Kang Han-bit, South Korea and Badrachyn Odontschimeg

Explanations

• all free style competitions
• OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship

swell

• Trade journal Der Ringer
• Foeldeak Wrestling Database website

Web links

• Wang Jiao in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Profile of Wang Jiao
• Portrait on the website of the IOC ( Memento from March 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive )