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Lin Fan (wushu)

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Lin Fan
Personal information
Born (1987-01-30) 30 January 1987 (age 37)
Xianyou, Fujian, China
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportWushu
Event(s)Nanquan, Nandao, Nangun
TeamFujian Wushu Team
Coached byWei Dantong
Medal record
Representing  China
Women's Wushu Taolu
Olympic Games (Unofficial)
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Nanquan+Nandao
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Kaohsiung Nanquan+Nandao
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Beijing Nanquan
Gold medal – first place 2011 Ankara Nanquan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Nanquan+Nandao

Lin Fan (Chinese: 林凡; pinyin: Lín fán; born January 30, 1987) is a retired wushu taolu athlete from China.

Career

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Lin's first major international appearance was at the 2007 World Wushu Championships in Beijing, China, where she won the first gold medal of the competition in nanquan.[1] A year later, Lin was selected to compete at the 2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament[2] and won the gold medal in women's nanquan.[3] At the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung, Taiwan,[4] she won in the women's nanquan and nandao combined event and a year later, won in the same event at the 2010 Asian Games in Gunagzhou.[5] Her last competition was at the 2011 World Wushu Championships in Ankara, Turkey where she was the world champion in nanquan.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Lin claims 1st gold at World Wushu Championships". China Daily. Beijing. Xinhua News Agency. 2007-11-12. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  2. ^ "China announces team for Wushu competition". Sina News. Xinhua News Agency. 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
  3. ^ "China win 3 more golds at Wushu Tournament". Xinhua News Agency. 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  4. ^ "Sword stars from Taiwan, China lead in Wushu". Taiwan News. Central News Agency. 2009-07-25. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  5. ^ "Confident Lin wins second Wushu gold for China at Guangzhou Asiad". Xinhua News Agency. 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  6. ^ "11届世界武术锦标赛 我选手林凡获女子南拳冠军" [The 11th World Wushu Championships, Lin Fan, our contestant, won the women's Nanquan championship]. Sohu (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
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