Ye Chong (; born November 29, 1969 in

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its ca ...

) is a male

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fencer who competed at the

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, 1992, 1996,

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and 2004 Summer Olympics. He was the junior world champion in Athens in 1989. He first competed at the Olympics in 1988 where he finished eighth with the Chinese foil team in the Olympic team foil event. Four years later he finished ninth in the individual Olympic foil tournament and tenth with the Chinese foil team in the team event. In 1996 he was eliminated in the round of 16 of the Olympic foil tournament and finished ninth with the Chinese foil team in the team event. Four years later he won the silver medal as part of the Chinese foil team. In the 2000 Olympic foil tournament he was eliminated in the round of 16 again. In 2004 he won the silver medal again as a member of the Chinese foil team.

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