Yin Xiaoyan

Yin Xiaoyan (born 28 August 1993)[1] is a Chinese karateka. At the 2018 World Karate Championships in Madrid, Spain, she won the silver medal in the women's kumite 61 kg event.[2] She is scheduled to represent China at the 2020 Summer Olympics in karate.[3][4]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yin.
Yin Xiaoyan
Personal information
Born (1993-08-28) 28 August 1993
Sport
CountryChina
SportKarate
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  China
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta Kumite 61 kg
2014 Incheon Kumite 61 kg
World Championships
2018 Madrid Kumite 61 kg

In 2018, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1] In the final she defeated Rozita Alipour of Iran. Four years earlier, she won one of the bronze medals in the same event at the 2014 Asian Games held in Incheon, South Korea.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 3rd Kumite 61 kg
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 1st Kumite 61 kg
World Championships Madrid, Spain 2nd Kumite 61 kg

References
  1. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. "2018 World Karate Championships". SportData. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". WKF.net. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.