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SHAO Yaqi
NOC China   
GenderWomen
Born 28 Nov 1996 in Tianjin, CHN
Height1.81 m
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Residence Tianjin, CHN
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Club / Team Tianjin: China
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Occupation Athlete
Languages Mandarin
Higher education Language Studies - English - Tianjin Foreign Studies University : China
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Handedness Right
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Hero / Idol Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan. (sport.gov.cn, 25 Jul 2018)
Awards and honours In 2019 she was named an Elite Athlete of International Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 08 Jan 2019)
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Name of coach Ning Xiankui [club], CHN
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Injuries She competed with a chronic foot injury during the 2021 National Games in Tianjin, People's Republic of China. (finance.sina.com.cn, 18 Sep 2021)
Famous relatives Her husband Gu Xinyuan represented the People's Republic of China in fencing at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. (SportsDeskOnline, 08 Jun 2023; Weibo profile, 17 Feb 2022)
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Family Husband Gu Xinyuan
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Ambitions To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (new.qq.com, 19 Mar 2023)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2020 7 Team Sabre Tokyo, Japan
World Championships
2019 Final 7-8 Team Sabre Budapest, Hungary
2018 Quarterfinal Individual Sabre Wuxi, China
2018 Final 7-8 Team Sabre Wuxi, China
Asian Championships
2023 2 Team Sabre Wuxi, China
2019 1 Team Sabre Tokyo, Japan
2018 1 Team Sabre Bangkok, Thailand
2016 2 Individual Sabre Wuxi, China