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Constance Lien

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Constance Lien
Personal information
Full nameTian En Constance Lien
NationalitySingaporean
Born (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 (age 25)
Singapore
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
CountrySingapore
SportJu-jitsu
Eventne-waza
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Asian Games 0 1 0
Southeast Asian Games 1 0 0
Total 1 1 0
Representing  Singapore
Women's Ju-jitsu
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta ne-waza 62kg
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines Women's U 62 kg

Tian En Constance Lien (born 24 June 1999) is a Singaporean female ju-jitsu practitioner who also formerly trained the sport of swimming.[1] Her sister Charity Lien is a swimmer who has represented Singapore in swimming meets and her mother Yuen Shuang Ching was also a national swimmer.[2]

She represented Singapore at the 2018 Asian Games and won a silver medal in the women's 62kg ne-waza event.[3] She was the only medalist for Singapore in ju-jitsu at the 2018 Asian Games as she was the first Singaporean ever to win an international medal in the sport of ju-jitsu.[4][5]

Lien also won a gold medal in the women's 62kg ne-waza event at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Constance Lien". Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  2. ^ hermes (2018-08-26). "A silver lining for Lien". The Straits Times. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  3. ^ hermesauto (2018-08-25). "Asian Games: Constance Lien wins silver medal in women's ju-jitsu, Singapore's first in the sport". The Straits Times. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Asian Games: Singapore's Constance Lien wins silver in jujitsu". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Constance Lien hopes success will boost jujitsu's profile in Singapore". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  6. ^ Low, Lin Foong (10 December 2019). "SEA Games: Golden moment for Constance Lien as she strikes gold in jiu-jitsu for Singapore". The Straits Times. Retrieved 15 December 2019.