Yin Xiaoyan (尹笑言, born 28 August 1993) is a Chinese

karate (; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the ...

ka. She won the silver medal in the women's 61kg event at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

in Tokyo, Japan. At the

2018 World Karate Championships The 2018 World Karate Championships were the 24th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Madrid, Spain from November 6 to November 11, 2018. Medalists Men Women Medal table Participating nations 1117 athletes from ...

in Madrid, Spain, she won the silver medal in the women's kumite 61kg event.

Career

She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 61kg event at the

2016 World University Karate Championships The 2016 World University Karate Championships was the 10th edition of World University Karate Championships and took place in Braga, Portugal between August 10 and August 13, 2016. Medalists Men Women Medal count table See also ...

held in Braga, Portugal. In 2018, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 61kg event at the

Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...

held in Jakarta, Indonesia. In the final she defeated Rozita Alipour of Iran. Four years earlier, she won one of the bronze medals in the same event at the

2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games ( ko, 2014년 아시아 경기대회/2014년 아시안 게임, Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 17th Asian Games ( ko, 제17회 아시아 경기대회/제17회 ...

held in Incheon, South Korea. She represented China at the

in karate. She won the silver medal in the women's 61kg event.

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