Tan Xue

Chinese fencer (born 1984)

In this Chinese name, the family name is  Tan.

Tan Xue

Born|  (1984-01-30) 30 January 1984 (age 41)
Tianjin
Height| 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight| 66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Weapon| sabre
Hand| left-handed
Retired| 2011
FIE ranking| ranking (archive)

Medal record

Women's fencing
Representing  China
Olympic Games
| 2004 Athens | Sabre
| 2008 Beijing | Team sabre
World Championships
| 2002 Lisbon | Sabre
| 2003 Lisbon | Sabre
| 2003 Lisbon | Team sabre
| 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.

She married fencer Wang Jingzhi in 2009.[3]

## Early life

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On January 30, 1984, Tan Xue was born in an ordinary family in Tanggu District, Tianjin. When she was in elementary school, Tan Xue loved jumping around and was particularly fond of sports. In 1994, because Tan Xue was lively and active, coach Zhang Bo took a fancy to Tan Xue's athletic talent and was selected into the Tianjin Tanggu Amateur Sports School and began hurdle training. In 1994, Tan Xue won second place in the Tianjin municipal hurdle race.

In 1998, the Tianjin Sports School Sports and Work Brigade came to Tan Xue's track and field team to select fencing members. Because Tan Xue was infatuated with the swordsman Zorro, he signed up and eventually entered the Tianjin Sports School Sports and Work Brigade branch, and changed to the Tianjin Fencing Team. Practiced fencing and started her career in women’s saber sports.[4]

## Career

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On July 11, 2006, the 2006 National Fencing Championship finals were held at the Tianjin Gymnasium. In the women's individual saber finals, Tan Xue lost to Zhao Yuanyuan with a sword difference of 14 to 15 and won the runner-up.[5]

## Personal life

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Tan Xue’s husband Wang Jingzhi is a fencer. The relationship between Tan Xue and Wang Jingzhi began in the 2002 World Youth Championship in Turkey. At that time, Tan Xue failed to qualify for the semi-finals and could not hold back her tears. When the coach and other teammates did not notice, Wang Jingzhi appeared in front of Tan Xue, and the two fell into each other. love river. In March 2009, the two of them registered their marriage, but due to preparations for the 11th National Games, they postponed the wedding until May 1, 2010.On July 11, 2012, Tan Xue gave birth to a daughter in Tianjin. The baby weighed 7 pounds and 4 taels. Tan Xue and his wife were very happy.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Tan Xue". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
2. ^ "Tan Xue Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
3. ^ "王敬之首度承认婚讯：已和谭雪领证 婚期须待定". Chinese Fencing Association (in Chinese). 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
4. ^ "侠骨柔情的中国"女侠客" 谭雪 中国女子佩剑运动员_击剑". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
5. ^ "全国击剑冠军赛总决赛 谭雪惜败获亚军-搜狐体育". sports.sohu.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
6. ^ "美女剑客谭雪产下奥运宝宝 重7斤4两母女平安|谭雪|王敬之_奥运_新浪体育". 2012.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-12-06.

## External links

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* Profile on the Chinese Olympic Committee

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World Champions in Women's Sabre

* 1999 : Yelena Jemayeva
* 2000 : Yelena Jemayeva
* 2001 : Anne-Lise Touya
* 2002 : Tan Xue
* 2003 : Dorina Mihai
* 2005 : Anne-Lise Touya
* 2006 : Rebecca Ward
* 2007 : Yelena Nechayeva
* 2009 : Mariel Zagunis
* 2010 : Mariel Zagunis
* 2011 : Sofya Velikaya
* 2013 : Olha Kharlan
* 2014 : Olha Kharlan
* 2015 : Sofya Velikaya
* 2017 : Olha Kharlan
* 2018 : Sofia Pozdniakova
* 2019 : Olha Kharlan
* 2022 : Misaki Emura
* 2023 : Misaki Emura
* 2025 : Yana Egorian

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Asian Games fencing champions in women's individual sabre

* 2002 Lee Shin-mi (KOR)
* 2006 Tan Xue (CHN)
* 2010 Kim Hye-lim (KOR)
* 2014 Lee Ra-jin (KOR)
* 2018 Qian Jiarui (CHN)
* 2022 Yoon Ji-su (KOR)

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Xinhua News Agency's Top Ten Chinese Athletes of the Year

1999|

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* Dong Zhen (Gymnastics)
* Chen Hua (Swimming)
* Sun Jun (Badminton)
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2000|

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* Sun Wen (Football)
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* Wang Nan (Table tennis)
* Wang Liping (Athletics)
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2001|

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* Zhu Chen (Chess)
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* Dong Yanmei (Athletics)
* Sun Wen (Football)
* Yang Yang (A) (Short track speed skating)
* Wang Zhizhi (Basketball)
* Chen Ying (Shooting)

2002|

* Yang Yang (A) (Short track speed skating)
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* Li Xiaopeng (Gymnastics)
* Qi Hui (Swimming)
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2003|

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2004|

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* Guo Jingjing (Diving)
* Zhang Ning (Badminton)
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2005|

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2006|

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2007|

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2008|

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2009|

* Zhang Lin (Swimming)
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2010|

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2011|

* Li Na (Tennis)
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2012|

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2013|

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2014|

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2015|

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* Guo Chuan (Marine navigation)
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2016|

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2017|

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2018|

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2019|

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2020|

* No selection due to the COVID-19 pandemic

2021|

* Yang Qian (Shooting)
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2022|

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2023|

* Ding Liren (Chess)
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2024|

* Ma Long (Table tennis)
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