{{Short description|Chinese Greco-Roman wrestler}} {{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_prefix = | name = Cao Liguo | honorific_suffix = | image = | image_size = <!-- only when absolutely necessary --> | alt = | caption = | headercolor = | textcolor = <!-- Personal information --> | native_name = 曹利国 | native_name_lang = zh | birth_name = | full_name = | nickname = | nationality = {{CHN}} | national_team = <!-- only for the country represented in international competition --> | citizenship = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|10|04}}<ref name="AG">{{cite web |title=Wrestling CAO Liguo - The 19th Asian Games |url=https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/en/results/wrestling/athlete-profile-n2006539-cao-liguo.htm |website=info.hangzhou2022.cn |access-date=4 October 2023 |archive-date=10 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010110835/https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/en/results/wrestling/athlete-profile-n2006539-cao-liguo.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> | birth_place = Guangxi, China | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|df=yes|death year|death month|death day|birth year|birth month|birth day}} --> | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | hometown = | education = Wuhan Sports University | alma_mater = | occupation = | years_active = | employer = | agent = | height = | height_cm = 165 | weight = 60 kg | spouse = | life_partner = | children = | parents = <!-- or | mother = | father = --> | relatives = | other_interests = | website = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} --> | module = <!-- Sport --> | country = {{CHN}} | sport = Amateur wrestling | position = | shoots = | catches = | disability = | disability_class = | weight_class = 60 kg | weight_class_type = | rank = | event = Greco-Roman | event_type = | universityteam = | collegeteam = | league = | league_type = | club = | team = | turnedpro = | turnedpro_type = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | module2 = <!-- Achievements and titles --> | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | commonwealth = | highestranking = | pb = <!-- Medal record --> | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport| Men's Greco-Roman wrestling }} {{Medal|Country| {{CHN}} }} {{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}} {{Medal|Silver| 2024 Paris |60 kg}} {{Medal|Competition| World Championships }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2023 Belgrade | 60 kg }} {{Medal|Competition|Asian Championships }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2024 Bishkek | 60 kg}} {{Medal|Bronze|2023 Astana|60 kg}} {{Medal|Competition|Poland Open}} {{Medal|Bronze|2022 Warsaw| 60 kg}} {{Medal|Competition|National Games of China}} {{Medal|Bronze|2021 Shaanxi| 60 kg}} }}
'''Cao Liguo''' (born 4 October 1998) is a Chinese Greco-Roman wrestler. He won a silver medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.<ref name="wrestling_results_book_summer_olympics_2024">{{Cite web |title=Wrestling Results Book |url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WRE/OG2024_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811181048/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WRE/OG2024_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf |archive-date=11 August 2024 |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=2024 Summer Olympics}}</ref> He also won a bronze medal in the 60 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships.
== Background == Cao began wrestling when he was 12.<ref name="AG"/> His coach is Li Shujin.<ref name="AG" />
He attended Wuhan Sports University.<ref name="AG" />
== Career ==
In April 2023, Cao won a bronze medal in the 60 kg of the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships after defeating Yernur Fidakhmetov.<ref>{{Cite web |title=广西古典跤大突破，曹利国在2023亚洲摔跤锦标赛摘铜_梅托夫_菲达_铜牌 |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/www.sohu.com/a/665843570_121119505 |access-date=4 October 2023 |website=www.sohu.com}}{{Dead link|date=November 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
In September 2023, Cao won a bronze medal in the 60 kg of the 2023 World Wrestling Championships after defeating Gevorg Gharibyan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 September 2023 |title=直通巴黎奥运会！广西运动员曹利国获世锦赛男子古典式摔跤60公斤级季军 |url=https://k.sina.cn/article_1966478617_753615190190150gs.html |access-date=4 October 2023 |website=k.sina.cn}}</ref>
In August 2024, Cao won a silver medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France after losing to Kenichiro Fumita.<ref name="wrestling_results_book_summer_olympics_2024" />
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{UWW|cao-liguo}} * {{IWD|D24B053A2E5A4C46947CE776CBBF1146}} * {{Olympics.com}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{InterSportStats|3000506620}} * {{2022 Asian Games profile|wrestling/athlete-profile-n2006539-cao-liguo}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20240730141704/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/liguo-cao_1919973 Cao Liguo] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, [https://paris2024.rtve.es/es/paris-2024/atleta/liguo-cao_1919973 alternate link])
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cao, Liguo}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Chinese male sport wrestlers Category:Greco-Roman wrestlers Category:World Wrestling Championships medalists Category:Olympic wrestlers for China Category:Olympic silver medalists for China Category:Olympic medalists in wrestling Category:Wrestlers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Wrestlers at the 2022 Asian Games Category:Martial artists from Guangxi Category:21st-century Chinese sportsmen