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
Sport Ju-jitsu
Eventne-waza
Medal record
Event1st2nd3rd
Asian Games 010
Southeast Asian Games 100
Total110
Representing Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Women's Ju-jitsu
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Jakarta ne-waza 62kg
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 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]

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References

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