{{Short description|Taiwanese karateka (born 1995)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_prefix = | name = Chao Jou | honorific_suffix = | image = <!-- name.jpg --> | image_size = <!-- only when absolutely necessary --> | alt = | caption = | headercolor = | textcolor = <!-- Personal information --> | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = <!-- if different than name --> | full_name = <!-- if different than name/birth_name --> | nickname = | nationality = <!-- will not display if national_team is defined --> | national_team = <!-- only for the country represented in international competition --> | ethnicity = | citizenship = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|3|23}} | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|death year|death month|death day|birth year|birth month|birth day}} --> | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | residence = | hometown = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | years_active = | employer = | agent = | height = <!-- X cm, X m, or X ft Y in (automatic conversion) plus optional year and reference --> | weight = <!-- X kg, X lb, or X st Y lb (automatic conversion) plus optional year and reference --> | spouse = | life_partner = | other_interests = | website = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} --> | module = <!-- Sport --> | country = Chinese Taipei | sport = Karate | position = | disability = | disability_class = | weight_class = 68 kg | weight_class_type = | rank = | event = {{Plainlist| * Kumite * Team kumite }} | 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| Women's karate }} {{Medal|Country| {{TPE}} }} {{Medal|Competition| Asian Games }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2014 Incheon | Kumite 68 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| Asian Championships }} {{Medal|Silver| 2017 Astana | Team kumite }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2013 Dubai | Team kumite }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2015 Yokohama | Kumite 68 kg }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2019 Tashkent | Kumite 68 kg }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2023 Malacca | Team kumite }} | medaltemplates-title = | module3 = }} '''Chao Jou''' (born 23 March 1995)<ref name="karate_results_asian_games_2018">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ocagames.com/orb/files/4/89/AG2018_OfficialResultBook_Karate_v1.0.pdf|title=Karate Results|website=2018 Asian Games|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419171221/http://www.ocagames.com/orb/files/4/89/AG2018_OfficialResultBook_Karate_v1.0.pdf|archive-date=19 April 2020|access-date=19 April 2020}}</ref> is a Taiwanese karateka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 68{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2014 Asian Games held in Incheon, South Korea. In 2018, she lost her bronze medal match against Kayo Someya of Japan in that event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.<ref name="karate_results_asian_games_2018"/>
She won the silver medal in the women's team kumite event at the 2016 World University Karate Championships held in Braga, Portugal.<ref name="results_book_world_university_karate_championships_2016">{{Cite web|title=2016 World University Karate Championships Results Book|url=https://www.fisu.net/medias/fichiers/2016_WUC_Karate_results.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015224326/https://www.fisu.net/medias/fichiers/2016_WUC_Karate_results.pdf|archive-date=15 October 2020|access-date=16 November 2021|website=Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire}}</ref>
At the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 68{{nbsp}}kg event.<ref name="japan_earn_six_titles_uzbek_golden_2019">{{Cite news|last=Rowbottom|first=Mike|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1082367/asian-karate-championships-in-tashkent|title=Japan earn six titles but Uzbek hosts also golden at Asian Karate Championships|date=20 July 2019|work=InsideTheGames.biz|access-date=23 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="asian_karate_championships_results_2019">{{Cite web|url=https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/akf-seniorresultados-16th-akf-senior-championships-15-21-july-tashkent-uzbekistan-001.pdf|title=2019 Asian Karate Championships Results|website=World Karate Federation|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423202643/https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/akf-seniorresultados-16th-akf-senior-championships-15-21-july-tashkent-uzbekistan-001.pdf|archive-date=23 April 2020|access-date=23 April 2020}}</ref> In 2021, she competed in the women's 68{{nbsp}}kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
In 2023, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's team kumite event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Malacca, Malaysia.<ref name="asian_karate_championships_results_book_2023">{{Cite web |title=2023 Asian Karate Championships Results Book |url=https://cdn.sportdata.org/23a5fb5b-d010-4bbc-bd0c-b18c8553b3b4/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724195236/https://cdn.sportdata.org/23a5fb5b-d010-4bbc-bd0c-b18c8553b3b4/ |archive-date=24 July 2023 |access-date=24 July 2023 |website=Sportdata.org}}</ref> She lost her bronze medal match in the women's kumite 68{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.
== Achievements ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" width=45% style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" |- !Year !!Competition !!Venue !!Rank !!Event |- |2013 |Asian Championships |Dubai, United Arab Emirates |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Team kumite |- |2014 |Asian Games |Incheon, South Korea |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Kumite 68{{nbsp}}kg |- |2015 |Asian Championships |Yokohama, Japan |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Kumite 68{{nbsp}}kg |- |2017 |Asian Championships |Astana, Kazakhstan |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Team kumite |- |2019 |Asian Championships |Tashkent, Uzbekistan |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Kumite 68{{nbsp}}kg |- |2023 |Asian Championships |Malacca, Malaysia |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Team kumite |}
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