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CHEN Haiwei
NOC China   
GenderMen
Born 30 Dec 1994 in Quanzhou, CHN
Height1.88 m
Weight 78 kg
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Residence Quanzhou, CHN
Occupation Athlete
Languages Mandarin
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? He began the sport at age 13 in Quanzhou, People's Republic of China.
Why this sport? He was encouraged to take up the sport by a local coach.
Club / Team Fujian Province: China
Name of coach Wang Haibin [national], CHN; He Yongqiang [national], CHN
Handedness Left
General Interest
Hobbies Walking, reading books, playing games. (sports.sina.com.cn, 08 Jun 2016)
Memorable sporting achievement Winning a silver medal in team foil at the 2014 World Championships in Kazan, Russian Federation. (sohu.com, 23 Jul 2014)
Sporting philosophy / motto "Love fencing, love the team and love myself." (Weibo profile, 30 Dec 2016)
Awards and honours In 2014 he was named an Elite Athlete of International Class by the General Administration of Sport of the People's Republic of China. (people.com.cn, 13 May 2015)
Ambitions To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (read01.com, 31 Aug 2016)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2016 Final 5-6 Team Foil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2016 Quarterfinal Individual Foil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
World Championships
2014 2 Team Foil Kazan, Russia
Asian Championships
2017 1 Team Foil Hong Kong, China
2017 3 Individual Foil Hong Kong, China
2016 7 Individual Foil Wuxi, China
2015 1 Team Foil Singapore, Singapore
2014 2 Individual Foil Suwon, Korea
2013 6 Individual Foil Shanghai, China