Yu Song (judoka)

Yu Song
Yu at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1986-08-06) 6 August 1986 (age 38)
Qingdao, China[1]
OccupationJudoka
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Weight128 kg (282 lb)
Sport
Country China
SportJudo
Weight class+78 kg
ClubShandong Province Team[3]
Coached byCheng Zhishan (national)[3]
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (2016)
World Champ.Gold (2015, 2017)
Asian Champ.Gold (2015)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro +78 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Astana +78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Budapest +78 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kuwait City +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2005 Tashkent +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Tashkent Open
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tyumen +78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Rabat +78 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2014 Abu Dhabi +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Baku +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tyumen +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Abu Dhabi +78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2010 Qingdao +78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Qingdao +78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Zagreb +78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Qingdao +78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tbilisi +78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Qingdao +78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Qingdao +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Qingdao +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Baku +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Düsseldorf +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Abu Dhabi +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Düsseldorf +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tashkent +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Budapest +78 kg
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Beirut +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2006 Jeju +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Doha +78 kg
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shenzhen Women's team
Profile at external databases
IJF2114
JudoInside.com34375
Updated on 24 May 2023
In this Chinese name, the family name is Yu (于).

Yu Song (Simplified Chinese:于 颂, born 6 August 1986) is a Chinese judoka. Competing in the over 78 kg category she won the World Championships in 2015 and 2017 and an Olympics bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] Yu is married to Zhang Maohong.[3]

  1. ^ "青岛11人入选里约奥运大名单 张继科于颂领衔". 青报网. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b Song Yu Archived 6 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. ^ a b c Song Yu. nbcolympics.com