Yin Xiaoyan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yin.
Yin Xiaoyan
Personal information
Born (1993-08-28) 28 August 1993 (age 31)
Henan, China
Sport
CountryChina
SportKarate
Weight class61 kg
Events
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Kumite 61 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Kumite 61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Kumite 61 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Madrid Kumite 61 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Quanzhou Team kumite
Gold medal – first place 2012 Tashkent Team kumite
Gold medal – first place 2015 Yokohama Kumite 61 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Astana Kumite 61 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Amman Kumite 61 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tashkent Kumite 61 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Quanzhou Kumite 61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Tashkent Kumite +68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Amman Team kumite

Yin Xiaoyan (尹 笑言, born 28 August 1993)[1] is a Chinese karateka. She won the silver medal in the women's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3] At the 2018 World Karate Championships in Madrid, Spain, she won the silver medal in the women's kumite 61 kg event.[4]

Career

She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 61 kg event at the 2016 World University Karate Championships held in Braga, Portugal.[5][6]

In 2018, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1] In the final she defeated Rozita Alipour of Iran. Four years earlier, she won one of the bronze medals in the same event at the 2014 Asian Games held in Incheon, South Korea.

She represented China at the 2020 Summer Olympics in karate.[7][8] She won the silver medal in the women's 61 kg event.[3]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2011 Asian Championships Quanzhou, China 1st Team kumite
2nd Kumite 61 kg
2012 Asian Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 1st Team kumite
3rd Kumite +68 kg
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 3rd Kumite 61 kg
2015 Asian Championships Yokohama, Japan 1st Kumite 61 kg
2017 Asian Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 1st Kumite 61 kg
2018 Asian Championships Amman, Jordan 1st Kumite 61 kg
3rd Team kumite
Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 1st Kumite 61 kg
World Championships Madrid, Spain 2nd Kumite 61 kg
2019 Asian Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 1st Kumite 61 kg
2021 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 2nd Kumite 61 kg

References

  1. ^ a b "Karate Results" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ Barker, Philip (6 August 2021). "World champion Kiyuna wins first men's Olympic kata title". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. ^ "2018 World Karate Championships". SportData. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  5. ^ Morgan, Liam (13 August 2016). "Agier lays down marker with victory over rival Buchinger at World University Karate Championship". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  6. ^ "2016 World University Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  7. ^ "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". WKF.net. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  8. ^ Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.