Long Jia

Long Jia
Personal information
Born (1998-08-29) 29 August 1998 (age 26)
Sport
CountryChina
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class65 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  China
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Tirana 65 kg
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

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2022 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 2nd Freestyle 65 kg
2023 Asian Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 1st Freestyle 65 kg
2024 World Championships Tirana, Albania 1st Freestyle 65 kg

References

  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.