Sun Yiwen (, born 17 June 1992) is a Chinese left-handed
épée
The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contain ...
fencer. Sun is a three-time team Asian champion and two-time team world champion.
A two-time
Olympian, Sun is a 2016 team Olympic silver medalist, 2016 individual Olympic bronze medalist, and 2021 individual Olympic champion.
In Tokyo, Sun became the first Chinese fencer in history to win an Olympic gold medal in individual
women's épée, and only the second Chinese woman to win an Olympic gold medal in an individual fencing event, after
Luan Jujie, who won a gold medal in individual women's foil at the
1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...
.
During the press conference after her gold medal match, Sun revealed that some time before her departure for Tokyo, she was informed that her father had been diagnosed with cancer and was fighting for his life at a hospital in Beijing.
Medal record
Olympic Games
World Championship
Asian Championship
Grand Prix
World Cup
References
External links
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1992 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Yantai
Chinese épée fencers
Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic fencers for China
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for China
Olympic bronze medalists for China
Olympic medalists in fencing
Fencers at the 2014 Asian Games
Fencers at the 2018 Asian Games
Fencers at the 2022 Asian Games
Asian Games gold medalists for China
Asian Games silver medalists for China
Asian Games bronze medalists for China
Asian Games medalists in fencing
Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
Universiade medalists in fencing
Fencers from Shandong
Universiade silver medalists for China
Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade
Olympic gold medalists for China
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
21st-century Chinese women