Chen Xiaodong (; born January 11, 1988 in

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

) is a Chinese sabre fencer. She won a gold medal, as a member of the host nation's fencing team, in the same weapon at the

2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), was a regional multi-sport event celebrated from November 12 to November 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, although several events ...

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. Chen represented

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at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

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, where she competed in the women's individual sabre event, along with her teammate Zhu Min. She defeated Tunisia's

Amira Ben Chaabane Amira Ben Chaabane ( ar, أميرة بن شعبان; born 29 May 1990) is a Tunisian sabre (fencing), sabre fencer; gold medallist at the 2010 African Fencing Championships. She Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification, qualified to ...

in the first preliminary round, before losing her next match to Italy's

Irene Vecchi Irene Vecchi (10 June 1989, Livorno) is an Italian sabre fencer. She earned a bronze medal in the 2013 World Championships and 2017 World Championships, an individual bronze at the 2013 European Championships and won the team gold medal at ...

, with a final score of 10–15.

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