Wu Chunyan

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Wu Chunyan
Personal information
Born (1989-12-06) 6 December 1989 (age 33)
Xi'an, China
Sport
CountryChina
Sport Para-archery
Medal record
Women's recurve para-archery
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Mixed team open
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual open
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Individual open
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Mixed team open

Wu Chunyan (born 6 December 1989) [1] is a Chinese Paralympic archer. [2] She represented China at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won two medals: the gold medal in the mixed team recurve open event and the silver medal in the women's individual recurve open event. [2] [3] [4]

She won the bronze medal in the women's individual recurve open event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. [5] She also won the bronze medal in the mixed team recurve open event. [5] [6]

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References

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