Chen Qian (; born 14 January 1987 in

Suzhou Suzhou is a major prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu province, China. As part of the Yangtze Delta megalopolis, it is a major economic center and focal point of trade and commerce. Founded in 514 BC, Suzhou rapidly grew in size by the ...

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) is a female Chinese

modern pentathlete The modern pentathlon is an Olympic multisport that consists of five events: fencing (one-touch épée followed by direct elimination), freestyle swimming, obstacle course racing, laser pistol shooting, and cross country running. The sport wa ...

who competed in the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

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and the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in London finishing in 5th place on both occasions. She won the gold medal in the individual event at the 2009 World Modern Pentathlon Championships. She competed in the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

coming in fourth place. However Chen was disqualified for doping. She was suspended for 4 years and retired from the sport

References

BEIJING 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES CHINESE SPORTS DELEGATION ROSTER

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Qian 1987 births Living people Chinese female modern pentathletes Modern pentathletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic modern pentathletes for China Sportspeople from Suzhou Asian Games gold medalists in modern pentathlon Asian Games bronze medalists in modern pentathlon Modern pentathletes at the 2010 Asian Games Modern pentathletes at the 2014 Asian Games World Modern Pentathlon Championships medalists Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games bronze medalists for China Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games 21st-century Chinese sportswomen