Wang Haibin

Wang Haibin (simplified Chinese: 王海滨; traditional Chinese: 王海濱; pinyin: Wáng Hǎibīn; born 15 December 1973 in Nanjing, Jiangsu) is currently the Head Coach of the Yale University Men's and Women's Fencing Teams and also the Chairman of the China Fencing Association.[1] Earlier in his career, he was an internationally ranked male Chinese foil fencer. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wang.
Wang Haibin
Wang in 2019
Personal information
Born (1973-12-15) 15 December 1973
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  China
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney team foil
2004 Athens team foil

He first competed at the Olympics in 1992, where he was eliminated in the second round of the Olympic foil tournament and finished tenth with the Chinese foil team in the team event.

In 1996, he was eliminated in the round of 16 of the Olympic foil tournament and finished ninth with the Chinese foil team in the team event.

Four years later in Sydney, he won the silver medal as part of the Chinese foil team. In the 2000 Olympic foil tournament he was eliminated in the round of 16 again.

In 2004 in Athens, he won the silver medal again as a member of the Chinese foil team.[3] In the individual Olympic foil tournament he was eliminated in the first round again.

Prior to Yale, Wang served as the head men's foil coach for China's National Fencing Team, where he helped Lei Sheng win a gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics.[4]

References
  1. "Haibin Wang". Yale University. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  2. "Wang Haibin Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  3. "Wang Haibin". databaseolympics. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  4. "Haibin Wang". Yale University. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.


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