Wu Xiaoxuan ( Chinese: 吴小旋;

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: Wú Xiǎoxuán; born 26 January 1958 in

Hangzhou Hangzhou ( or , ; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay, whi ...

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) is a female

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sports shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such as ...

who competed in the

1984 Summer Olympics 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 ...

, where she won the gold medal in the women's standard small-bore rifle 3x20 competition. Wu is the first Chinese female athlete to win an Olympic gold medal. After her retirement, Wu worked as Director of physical culture in Hangzhou, and then moved to the United States in 1991, studying at

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. She now lives a low-profile life in the United States, working in a hat factory.Can China’s adorably awkward Olympic darling Fu Yuanhui turn fame into fortune?
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