Sun Yating

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Sun Yating
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1988-02-24) February 24, 1988 (age 36)
Tianjin, China
Sport
CountryFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Sport Water polo
Medal record
Women's Water polo
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Shanghai Team
World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Christchurch Team
Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Belgrade Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Shenzhen Team

Sun Yating (born 24 February 1988 in Tianjin) is a female Chinese professional water polo player, who was part of the silver medal winning team at the 2007 World Junior Championship. She has competed at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. [1] [2] She has played for Olympiacos in Greece, where she won the Greek Championship. [3]

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References

  1. "Sun Yating Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  2. "2016里约奥运中国水球大名单 中国女水整装待发-搜狐体育". 2016.sohu.com. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  3. "Champion Olympiacos" (in Greek). avgi.gr.