Huang Wenyi

Huang Wenyi (Chinese: 黄文仪; pinyin: Huáng Wényí; born 6 March 1991) is a female Chinese rower. She is a World and Olympic medallist.

Huang and Pan (foreground) on their way to winning the LW2x B final at the 2010 World Rowing Championships
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  China
Olympic Games
2012 London LW2x
2016 Rio de Janeiro LW2x
World Championships
2014 Amsterdam LW2x
In this Chinese name, the family name is Huang.

Career

Huang began to row at the age of 12.[1] Her mother had been a basketball player.[1]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she and Xu Dongxiang won the silver medal in the women's lightweight double sculls.[2] Two years later, the team of Huang and Pan Dandan won the bronze medal at the 2014 World Championship, again in the women's lightweight double sculls.[3] Huang won her second Olympic medal in 2016, winning women's lightweight double sculls bronze with Pan Feihong.[4]

References
  1. "Wenyi HUANG". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  2. "2012 OLYMPIC GAMES - London, GBR - (LW2x) Lightweight Women's Double Sculls - Final". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. "2014 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Amsterdam, NED - (LW2x) Lightweight Women's Double Sculls - Final". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. "2016 OLYMPIC GAMES REGATTA - Rio de Janeiro, BRA - (LW2x) Lightweight Women's Double Sculls - Final". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.


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