Chen Haiwei (; born 30 December 1994) is a Chinese competitive
foil fencer. He has won three medals (one gold, one silver, one bronze) at the
Asian Fencing Championships, two medals (one silver, one bronze) at the
Asian Games
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...
, and two medals (one silver, one bronze) at the
World Fencing Championships.
Career
A restless child, Chen enjoyed many different sports. He took up fencing at age 13 after his parents had him try different options for the summer holidays. He created a surprise in the 2014 Junior World Championships at Plovdiv by defeating in the semi-final
Alexander Massialas of the United States, then
Alexander Choupenitch of the Czech Republic. The same year Chen won the silver medal at the
2014 Asian Fencing Championships
The 2014 Asian Fencing Championships were held in Suwon, South Korea from 2 to 7 July 2014 at the Suwon Gymnasium.
Medal summary Men
Women
Medal table
References
Results
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in Suwon. In the
World Championships at Kazan he was defeated in the second round by
Aleksey Cheremisinov, who eventually won the gold medal. In the
team event, No.5 seed China defeated Egypt, the United States and Italy to meet France in the final. They were overcome 25–45 and came away with the silver medal.
References
External links
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1994 births
Living people
Chinese male foil fencers
Sportspeople from Quanzhou
Asian Games medalists in fencing
Fencers at the 2014 Asian Games
Fencers at the 2022 Asian Games
Asian Games silver medalists for China
Asian Games bronze medalists for China
Olympic fencers for China
Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
Fencers from Fujian
Left-handed fencers
21st-century Chinese people
World Fencing Championships medalists