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LIN Sheng
NOC China   
GenderWomen
Born 05 Jan 1994 in Fuzhou, CHN
Human Interest
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team Fujian Province: China
Handedness Left
When and where did you begin this sport? She began fencing at age 10 in Fuzhou, People's Republic of China.
Further Personal Information
Occupation Athlete
Languages English, Mandarin
General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto "You can have a different approach to deal with difficulties, but never give up." (xinhuanet, 22 Aug 2010)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? She was spotted by a coach and asked to join a sports school.
General Interest
Awards and honours In 2021 she received the Fujian Province May 4th Youth Medal in the People's Republic of China. (headline.fjtv.net, 23 Nov 2021)

In 2013 she was named an Elite Athlete of International Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sports.sina.com.cn, 30 Jul 2013)

In 2011 she was named an Elite Athlete of National Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. (sport.gov.cn, 29 Apr 2011)
Further Personal Information
Residence Fuzhou, CHN
General Interest
Hobbies Shopping. (Weibo profile, 21 Dec 2020)
Hero / Idol Chinese volleyball player Zhu Ting. (bucuo.me, 27 Mar 2019)
Injuries She injured a ligament in her knee at the 2019 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (fz.fjsen.com, 20 Jul 2019)
Memorable sporting achievement Winning gold in individual epee at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. (Weibo profile, 08 Feb 2020)
Ambitions To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (fencing.sport.org.cn, 01 Feb 2023)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2020 4 Team Epee Tokyo, Japan
World Championships
2019 1 Team Epee Budapest, Hungary
2018 3 Team Epee Wuxi, China
Asian Championships
2023 3 Individual Epee Wuxi, China
2023 3 Team Epee Wuxi, China
2019 2 Individual Epee Tokyo, Japan
2019 2 Team Epee Tokyo, Japan
2018 1 Team Epee Bangkok, Thailand