Li Na (; born 9 March 1981 in

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) is a Chinese

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fencer. She won a bronze medal in the women's team épée event at the

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, and won gold in the same event 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 ...

. Li won the gold medal in the épée team event at the

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, after beating

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in the final. She accomplished this with her teammates

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, Zhang Li and

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. Li also reached fourth place in the individual épée event at the

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, losing the play-off for third place 15–11 to

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. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Li won gold in the women's team épée event with

Xu Anqi Xu Anqi (; born 23 January 1992) is a Chinese right-handed épée fencer. Xu is a two-time individual Asian champion, four-time team Asian champion, and two-time team world champion. A three-time Olympian, Xu is a 2016 team Olympic silver meda ...

, Luo Xiaojuan and Sun Yujie.

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