Zhu Min (; born May 11, 1988, in

Changzhou Changzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu, China. It was previously known as Yanling, Lanling, and Jinling. Located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, Changzhou borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the west, Zhen ...

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) is a Chinese sabre fencer. She won a gold medal, as a member of the host nation's fencing team, in the same weapon at the

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. Zhu is also a member of the Nanjing Province Fencing Team, and is coached and trained by Christian Bauer of France. Zhu represented

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at the

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, where she competed in the women's individual sabre event, along with her teammate

Chen Xiaodong Chen Xiaodong (; born January 11, 1988, in Shanghai) is a Chinese sabre fencer. She won a gold medal, as a member of the host nation's fencing team, in the same weapon at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou. Chen represented China at the 2012 Su ...

. She defeated Romania's Bianca Pascu and Russia's

Yuliya Gavrilova Yuliya Petrovna Gavrilova (; born 20 July 1989) is a Russian sabre fencer. She won two medals (gold in the team event and bronze in the individual), as a member of the Russian team, in sabre at the 2011 World Fencing Championships in Catania, Ita ...

in the preliminary rounds, before losing out the quarterfinal match to U.S. fencer and two-time Olympic champion

Mariel Zagunis Mariel Leigh Zagunis (born March 3, 1985) is an American sabre fencer. She is a two-time Olympic champion in the individual sabre (2004 and 2008) and the first American woman to win a gold medal in fencing at the Olympics (which happened in 200 ...

, with a final score of 10–15. Zhu is married to fellow Jiangsu fencer Jiang Kelü.

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1988 births Living people Chinese female fencers Olympic fencers for China Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in fencing Sportspeople from Changzhou Fencers from Jiangsu Fencers at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games 21st-century Chinese sportswomen {{PRChina-fencing-bio-stub