Tan Xue (; born January 30, 1984, in
Tianjin
Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popu ...
) is a female
Chinese fencer who won
silver medal
A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, et ...
s in the
Sabre Individual at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
and in the
Team Sabre at the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nat ...
.
She became world champion in 2002, defeating the former double world champion
Yelena Jemayeva
Yelena Jemayeva (russian: Елена Жемаева, also spelled Elena, born 30 March 1971) is a Russian-born Azerbaijani sabre fencer. She holds a twice World champion (1999, 2000) and European champion (1999).
She competed in the individual ...
in the final, and won silver medals in both Individual and Team Sabre at the 2003 World Championship. She won the
Fencing World Cup
The FIE Fencing World Cup is an international fencing competition held by the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime. In each weapon (Men's and Women's Épée, Sabre and Foil), three Grand Prix, five World Cup events and several satellite events ...
in the
2001–02 and the
2006–07 seasons.
She married fencer
Wang Jingzhi
Wang Jingzhi (born 28 August 1982, in Tanggu, Tianjin) is a Chinese sabre fencer, who competed at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. His biggest accomplishment is winning a gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games.
He married fencer Tan Xue i ...
in 2009.
References
External links
Profileon the Chinese Olympic Committee
1984 births
Living people
Chinese sabre fencers
Chinese female fencers
Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic fencers of China
Olympic silver medalists for China
Fencers from Tianjin
Olympic medalists in fencing
Asian Games medalists in fencing
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 2002 Asian Games
Fencers at the 2006 Asian Games
Fencers at the 2010 Asian Games
Asian Games gold medalists for China
Asian Games bronze medalists for China
Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
Universiade medalists in fencing
Universiade gold medalists for China
Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade
Left-handed fencers
21st-century Chinese women
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