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YAN Yinghui
NOC China   
GenderMen
Born 30 Jan 1998
Human Interest
General Interest
Awards and honours In 2015 he was named an Elite Athlete of National Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 21 Jul 2015)
Sport Specific Information
Handedness Left
Further Personal Information
Occupation Athlete
Languages Mandarin
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Club / Team Shanghai: China
Name of coach Xiao Yewei [club, national]; Frederic Baylac [national], FRA
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Residence Shanghai, CHN
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? He was scouted by coach Zhang Jun during the sixth grade at Shanghai Xincheng School in the People's Republic of China.
When and where did you begin this sport? He took up the sport in 2009.
General Interest
Ambitions To compete at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (fencing.sport.org.cn, 01 Feb 2023; blog.sina.com.cn, 07 Sep 2022)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
World Championships
2023 8 Team Sabre Milan, Italy
2022 7 Team Sabre Cairo, Egypt
Asian Championships
2023 3 Team Sabre Wuxi, China
2019 4 Team Sabre Tokyo, Japan
2018 1 Team Sabre Bangkok, Thailand