Sun Yanan
 Sun in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  China |
| Born | 15 September 1992 Fengcheng, Liaoning |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sport wrestling |
| Event | Freestyle |
Medal record | |
Sun Yanan (Chinese: 孙亚楠; pinyin: Sūn Yànán; born 15 September 1992 in Fengcheng, Liaoning) is a Chinese freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]She competes in the 51 kg division and won the silver medal in the same division at the 2012 World Wrestling Championships.[4]
She bettered her performance in the 2013 World Wrestling Championships where she won the gold medal after defeating Erdenechimegiin Sumiyaa of Mongolia.[5]
Sun also won a gold medal at the 2016 Asian Wrestling Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Dandong News: 孙亚楠：没拿冠军挺遗憾 (2016-08-19)[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Wrestling SUN Yanan". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "SUN Yanan profile page". uww.org. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ www.fila-official.com Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Eric. "Rising Sun: Chinese Star Aims for Olympic Glory in Land of Top Rivals". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
External links
[edit]- Sun Yanan at the International Wrestling Database
- Sun Yanan at United World Wrestling
- Sun Yanan at Olympics.com
- Sun Yanan at Olympedia
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