Au Sin Ying

Au Sin Ying
Personal information
Nickname(s) Glasses Swordsman[1]
Born (1989-01-08) 8 January 1989
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Weapon(s) sabre
Hand right-handed
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
National coach(es) Wong Yuet Kei[1]
Club Hong Kong Fencing
Association[1]
FIE ranking current ranking
Medal record
Women's sabre
Representing  Hong Kong
Asian Games
2010 GuangzhouIndividual
2010 GuangzhouTeam

Au Sin Ying (Chinese: 歐倩瑩; pinyin: Qū Xian Yǐng; Jyutping: au1 sin3 jing4; born January 8, 1989 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong sabre fencer.[1][2]

Au earned a bronze medal in the Pattaya City World Cup in 2010. The same year, she won an individual silver medal and a team bronze medal at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[3][4]

She was one of the torchbearers for the 2011 University Games.[5]

Au represented Hong Kong at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in the women's individual sabre event. She lost in the first round to Tunisian fencer and two-time Olympian Azza Besbes, with a final score of 13–15.[6] She reached the table of 32 at the 2014 World Championships in Kazan after defeating Venezuela's Alejandra Benítez, but lost to eventual bronze medallist Vassiliki Vougiouka of Greece.

Au is a resident athlete of the Hong Kong Fencing Association, and is coached and trained by Wong Yuet Kei.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Au Sin Ying". London 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Au Sin Ying". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  3. ↑ Yu, Yilei (20 November 2010). "Au's surprise silver fires up HK fencing". China Daily. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Another silver, bronze ups HK medal tally". HK Information Services Department. 21 November 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "Fencer - AU Sin Ying - HONG KONG - FIE - International Fencing Federation". fie.org. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  6. ↑ "Women's Individual Sabre Round of 32". London 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
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