Zhu Min (; born May 11, 1988, in
Changzhou
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,
Jiangsu
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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
2010 Asian Games
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in
Guangzhou
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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 ]China
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at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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in London
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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.
References
External links
Profile
– FIE
NBC Olympics Profile
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
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