Cao Hui (, born 7 September 1991) is a Chinese female
recurve archer
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and part of the national team and
Liaoning
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team.
She won the bronze medal at the
2015 Asian Archery Championships
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in the women's team event.
She represented
China
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at the
2016 Summer Olympics
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in
Rio de Janeiro
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.
References
* http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/hoy-san-diego/sdhoy-south-korea-wins-4-golds-spain-1-silver-and-1-2016may16-story.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20170805145509/http://www.archerygb.org/news/7287.php#.WJjTIVXyvIU
* http://www.gettyimages.com/pictures/cao-hui--archer-16224492#hui-cao-of-china-competes-in-the-womens-individual-round-of-8-round-picture-id588420256
External links
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1991 births
Living people
Chinese female archers
Place of birth missing (living people)
Olympic archers of China
Archers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Archers at the 2018 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for China
21st-century Chinese women
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