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LIN Yik Hei Coco
NOC Hong Kong, China   
GenderWomen
Born 19 Feb 1995
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Higher education Landscape Architecture - The University of Hong Kong: Hong Kong, China
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? Her father encouraged her to take up the sport.
Handedness Right
When and where did you begin this sport? She began fencing at age 11 in Hong Kong, China.
Further Personal Information
Occupation Athlete
Languages English, Mandarin
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team Hong Kong Sports Institute [HKSI]: Hong Kong, CHN
General Interest
Hobbies Photography, wakesurfing. (std.stheadline.com, 25 Nov 2020; hk01.com, 29 Jun 2018)
Injuries She sprained her right ankle in April 2018. (scmp.com, 22 Jun 2018)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach Zheng Kangzhao, CHN
General Interest
Memorable sporting achievement Winning gold in individual epee at the 2015 Asian U23 Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. (hk.sports.yahoo.com, 19 Sep 2022)
Other information CAREER CHOICE
Having studied landscape architecture at university, she decided to pursue fencing rather than a career away from sport after she won gold in individual epee at the 2015 Asian U23 Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. "I had not considered becoming a full-time athlete until I won that gold medal. It was my first individual honour at that level. From that moment, I knew I had the potential to progress further, and I wanted to do it when I was still young and had the ability." (hk.sports.yahoo.com, 19 Sep 2022)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2020 7 Team Epee Tokyo, Japan
World Championships
2023 8 Team Epee Milan, Italy
2022 7 Team Epee Cairo, Egypt
Asian Championships
2022 2 Team Epee Seoul, Republic of Korea
2019 3 Team Epee Tokyo, Japan
2018 2 Team Epee Bangkok, Thailand
2018 8 Individual Epee Bangkok, Thailand
2017 4 Team Epee Hong Kong, China
2015 4 Team Epee Singapore, Singapore