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Tan Xue
Born (1984-01-30) 30 January 1984 (age 40)
Tianjin, China
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
Weaponsabre
Handleft-handed
Retired2011
FIE rankingranking (archive)
Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Sabre
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team sabre
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Lisbon Sabre
Silver medal – second place 2003 Lisbon Sabre
Silver medal – second place 2003 Lisbon Team sabre
Silver medal – second place 2007 St Petersburg Sabre

Tan Xue (simplified Chinese: 谭雪; traditional Chinese: 譚雪; pinyin: Tán Xuě; born January 30, 1984 in Tianjin) is a female Chinese fencer who won silver medals in the Sabre Individual at the 2004 Summer Olympics and in the Team Sabre at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

She became world champion in 2002, defeating the former double world champion Yelena Jemayeva in the final, and won silver medals in both Individual and Team Sabre at the 2003 World Championship.[citation needed] She won the Fencing World Cup in the 2001–02 and the 2006–07 seasons.

References

  1. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Tan Xue". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  2. ^ "Tan Xue Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  • Profile on the Chinese Olympic Committee