Long Jia

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Long Jia
Personal information
Born (1998-08-29) 29 August 1998 (age 25)
Sport
CountryChina
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class65 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  China
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Belgrade 65 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Astana 65 kg

Long Jia (Chinese: 龙 佳, born 29 August 1998) is a Chinese freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the 65 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[1][2]

In 2021, she competed at the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament and qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3] She thus represented China at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 62 kg event.[4]

She lost her bronze medal match in the women's 62 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.[5]

She competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[6] She was eliminated in her first match and she did not qualify for the Olympics.[6]

Achievements[edit]

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2022 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 2nd Freestyle 65 kg
2023 Asian Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 1st Freestyle 65 kg

References[edit]

  1. ^ Burke, Patrick (14 September 2022). "Susaki and Morikawa earn Japanese double at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  3. ^ "2021 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Long Jia". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  5. ^ "2022 Asian Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b "2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

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