Sun Yanan

Sun Yanan (Chinese: 孙亚楠; pinyin: Sūn Yànán; born 15 September 1992 in Fengcheng, Liaoning). She 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]

Sun Yanan
Sun in 2016
Personal information
Nationality China
Born (1992-09-15) 15 September 1992
Fengcheng, Liaoning
Sport
SportSport wrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  China
Summer Olympics
Silver medal – second place2020 Tokyo50 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 48 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Budapest 51 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Canada 51 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest 50 kg

Career

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
  1. "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. Dandong News: 孙亚楠：没拿冠军挺遗憾 (2016-08-19)
  3. "Wrestling SUN Yanan - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympics.com/tokyo-2020/. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. "SUN Yanan profile page". uww.org. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  5. www.fila-official.com Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Eric. "Rising Sun: Chinese Star Aims for Olympic Glory in Land of Top Rivals". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 10 August 2021.


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