Sun Yiwen

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Born (1992-06-17) 17 June 1992 (age 33)
Qixia, Shandong, China
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
SportFencing
Sun Yiwen
Sun in 2013
Personal information
Born (1992-06-17) 17 June 1992 (age 33)
Qixia, Shandong, China
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Fencing career
SportFencing
CountryChina
WeaponÉpée
Handleft-handed
ClubShandong
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Women's épée
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoIndividual
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroIndividual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 MoscowTeam
Gold medal – first place2019 BudapestTeam
Silver medal – second place2017 LeipzigTeam
Bronze medal – third place2018 WuxiTeam
Bronze medal – third place2023 MilanIndividual
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonTeam
Gold medal – first place2018 JakartaTeam
Silver medal – second place2018 JakartaIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouTeam
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place2019 WuhanIndividual
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2024 Kuwait CityIndividual
Silver medal – second place2024 Kuwait CityTeam

Sun Yiwen (simplified Chinese: 孙一文; traditional Chinese: 孫一文; pinyin: Sūn Yīwén, born 17 June 1992) is a Chinese left-handed épée fencer.[1] Sun is a three-time team Asian champion and two-time team world champion.

A two-time Olympian, Sun is a 2016 team Olympic silver medalist, 2016 individual Olympic bronze medalist, and 2021 individual Olympic champion.

In Tokyo, Sun became the first Chinese fencer in history to win an Olympic gold medal in individual women's épée, and only the second Chinese woman to win an Olympic gold medal in an individual fencing event, after Luan Jujie, who won a gold medal in individual women's foil at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games.

During the press conference after her gold medal match, Sun revealed that some time before her departure for Tokyo, she was informed that her father had been diagnosed with cancer and was fighting for his life at a hospital in Beijing.[2]

Olympic Games

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