Au Sin Ying

In this Chinese name, the family name is Au.

Au Sin Ying
Personal information
Nickname(s)Glasses Swordsman[1]
Born (1989-01-08) 8 January 1989
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Nationality Hong Kong
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Weaponsabre
Handright-handed
National coachWong Yuet Kei[1]
ClubHong Kong Fencing
Association[1]
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Women's sabre
Representing  Hong Kong
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Pattaya City Individual
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Nantong Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Doha Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Seoul Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Shanghai Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Suwon Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore Team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Hong Kong Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bangkok Team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Kuwait City Team
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tianjin Team
Au Sin Ying
Traditional Chinese歐倩瑩
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQū Xianyǐng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationĀu Sin yìhng
JyutpingAu1 Sin3 jing4

Au Sin Ying (Chinese: 歐倩瑩; born 8 January, 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]

She was one of the torchbearers for the 2011 University Games.[5]

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.[6] 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. ^ a b c d e "Au Sin Ying". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Au Sin Ying". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  3. ^ Yu, Yilei (20 November 2010). "Au's surprise silver fires up HK fencing". China Daily. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Another silver, bronze ups HK medal tally". HK Information Services Department. 21 November 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Fencer - AU Sin Ying - HONG KONG - FIE - International Fencing Federation". fie.org. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Women's Individual Sabre Round of 32". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
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