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| SUN Yiwen |
| NOC |
China
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| Gender | Women |
| Born |
17 Jun 1992
in Yantai, CHN
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| Height | 1.77 m |
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Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Yantai, CHN |
Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Shandong Province: China |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Sport, playing video games, fashion. (Tongshi Baijiahao, 10 Mar 2022; Forbes China, 17 Sep 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Zhu Xiaolin [club, national], CHN |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
Mandarin |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
She was encouraged to take up the sport by coach Xu Zhaowei. She also wanted to improve her health. |
| Handedness |
Left |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began fencing in 2006 in Yantai, People's Republic of China. |
General Interest |
| Injuries |
She withdrew from the team competition at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo due to a muscle strain in her left leg. (Renmin News, 27 Jul 2021)
She has sustained shoulder and knee injuries during her sporting career. (sport.gov.cn, 28 Apr 2023) |
| Awards and honours |
She participated in the torch relay ahead of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (Weibo profile, 02 Feb 2022)
In 2014 she was named an Elite Athlete of International Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 03 Jan 2014) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Soar like a phoenix rising from the ashes." (sohu.com, 09 Jun 2017) |
| Famous relatives |
Her younger brother Sun Jiayu has competed in fencing in the People's Republic of China. (qx.shm.com.cn, 03 Aug 2016) |
| Hero / Idol |
Chinese swimmer Ning Zetao. (sport.gov.cn, 18 Aug 2016) |
| Ambitions |
To compete at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (sport.gov.cn, 28 Apr 2023; ie.bjd.com.cn, 26 Mar 2023) |
| Nicknames |
Fencing Goddess (k.sina.com.cn, 20 Oct 2019) |
| Milestones |
She became the first female fencer representing the People's Republic of China to win a gold medal in individual epee at the Olympic Games by claiming victory at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (SportsDeskOnline, 16 Mar 2022; Tongshi Baijiahao, 10 Mar 2022) |
| Olympic Games |
| 2020 |
1 |
Individual Epee |
Tokyo, Japan |
| 2020 |
4 |
Team Epee |
Tokyo, Japan |
| 2016 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 2016 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| World Championships |
| 2023 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Milan, Italy |
| 2019 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Budapest, Hungary |
| 2018 |
3 |
Team Epee |
Wuxi, China |
| 2017 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Leipzig, Germany |
| Asian Championships |
| 2023 |
3 |
Team Epee |
Wuxi, China |
| 2023 |
Quarterfinal |
Individual Epee |
Wuxi, China |
| 2019 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Tokyo, Japan |
| 2019 |
6 |
Individual Epee |
Tokyo, Japan |
| 2018 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Bangkok, Thailand |
| 2017 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Hong Kong, China |
| 2017 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Hong Kong, China |
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