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Sun Yiwen

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sun Yiwen is the 257th most popular fencer (down from 233rd in 2019), the 1,408th most popular biography from China (down from 1,370th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Chinese Fencer.

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Among FENCERS

Among fencers, Sun Yiwen ranks 257 out of 349Before her are Yuliya Gavrilova, Mariel Zagunis, Veniamin Reshetnikov, Andrea Cassarà, Kim Jun-ho, and Zsolt Nemcsik. After her are Enrico Garozzo, Halyna Pundyk, Daniele Garozzo, Inna Deriglazova, Alice Volpi, and Mara Navarria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1992, Sun Yiwen ranks 687Before her are Stefanie van der Gragt, Ken, Bettina Plank, Deng Linlin, Vanessa Morgan, and Paweł Wszołek. After her are Jemerson, Connor Franta, Daniele Garozzo, Georgina Campbell, Peter Paltchik, and Cornelia Hütter.

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In China

Among people born in China, Sun Yiwen ranks 1,408 out of 1,610Before her are Junjun (1988), Sun Yue (1985), Zhou Haibin (1985), Zhang Mengxue (1991), Li Shufang (1979), and Deng Linlin (1992). After her are Tian Jia (1981), Feng Xiaoting (1985), Zhang Hong (1988), Wang Jie (1983), Li Qian (1990), and Qin Kai (1986).

Among FENCERS In China

Among fencers born in China, Sun Yiwen ranks 4Before her are Zhong Man (1983), Lei Sheng (1984), and Li Na (1981). After her are Ma Jianfei (1984), Tan Xue (1984), Sun Yujie (1992), Xu Anqi (1992), Lin Sheng (1994), Roman Svichkar (1993), and Chen Qingyuan (1997).