Jing Ruixue (景瑞雪, Jǐng Ruìxuě, born July 4, 1988 in
Xi'an
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) is a female wrestler from
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
.
She won the silver medal 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 ...
in the
women's 63 kg category. She beat
Choe Un-Gyong,
Monika Michalik
Monika Ewa Michalik (Polish pronunciation: ; born 2 May 1980 in Międzyrzecz) is a freestyle wrestler from Poland. She participated in Women's freestyle 63 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. In the last 16, she beat Volha Khilko from Belarus. In the qu ...
and
Lyubov Volosova before losing in the final to defending champion
Kaori Icho
is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She is a ten-time World Champion and four-time Olympic Champion, winning gold in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016. Icho was undefeated between 2003 and 2016. On 29 January 2016 at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 20 ...
.
See also
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China at the 2012 Summer Olympics
References
External links
Biography on fila-wrestling.com
Living people
1988 births
Chinese female sport wrestlers
Olympic silver medalists for China
Olympic medalists in wrestling
Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic wrestlers of China
Sportspeople from Shaanxi
Sportspeople from Xi'an
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
World Wrestling Championships medalists
Asian Wrestling Championships medalists
21st-century Chinese women
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