Au Sin Ying
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| Nickname(s) | Glasses Swordsman[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Born |
8 January 1989 Hong Kong, Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||
| Weapon(s) | sabre | |||||||||||||||
| Hand | right-handed | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||||||
| National coach(es) | Wong Yuet Kei[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Club |
Hong Kong Fencing Association[1] | |||||||||||||||
| FIE Ranking | current ranking | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Au Sin Ying (Chinese: 區倩瑩; pinyin: Qū Xian Yǐng; Jyutping: au1 sin3 jing4; born January 8, 1989 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong sabre fencer.[1][2]
Au earned a bronze medal in the Pattaya City World Cup in 2010. The same year, she won an individual silver medal and a team bronze medal at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[3][4]
Au represented Hong Kong at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in the women's individual sabre event. She lost in the first round to Tunisian fencer and two-time Olympian Azza Besbes, with a final score of 13–15.[5] She reached the table of 32 at the 2014 World Championships in Kazan after defeating Venezuela's Alejandra Benítez, but lost to eventual bronze medallist Vassiliki Vougiouka of Greece.
Au is a resident athlete of the Hong Kong Fencing Association, and is coached and trained by Wong Yuet Kei.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Au Sin Ying". London 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ↑ "Au Sin Ying". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ↑ Yu, Yilei (20 November 2010). "Au's surprise silver fires up HK fencing". China Daily. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ↑ "Another silver, bronze ups HK medal tally". HK Information Services Department. 21 November 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ↑ "Women's Individual Sabre Round of 32". London 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
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