Yin Yijun (; born September 8, 1983, in Yangpu,

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who competed in the mid-2000s. At the

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, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event, while being disqualified in the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event.Local Gazetteer Office of Shanghai (2003-8-20)
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1983 births Living people Canoeists from Shanghai Olympic canoeists for China Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in canoeing Canoeists at the 2002 Asian Games Chinese male canoeists Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for China 21st-century Chinese people {{PRChina-canoe-bio-stub