Bao Yingying
Encyclopedia
Bao Yingying is a female Chinese sabre
fencer
, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Sabre
The sabre or saber is a kind of backsword that usually has a curved, single-edged blade and a rather large hand guard, covering the knuckles of the hand as well as the thumb and forefinger...
fencer
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
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Major performances
- 2001 World University Games - 3rd saber individual;
- 2002 World Junior Championships - 1st saber individual;
- 2002 Asian Games - 1st saber team;
- 2002 World Team Cup Germany - 1st saber team;
- 2003 World University Games - 1st saber team;
- 2003 World Championships - 2nd saber team;
- 2007 Asian Championships - 2nd saber individual