Yan Meiling

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Yan Meiling
Date of birth (1997-01-14) 14 January 1997 (age 27)
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2017–PresentFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Team

Yan Meiling (born 14 January 1997) is a Chinese rugby sevens player. [1]

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Rugby career

Yan competed in the women's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2] [3] She represented China at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. [4]

In 2024, she competed for China in the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series; her side won the first round of the series which took place in Dubai. [5] [6] She featured in the second leg of the Series and scored a try in China's win against Argentina in Montevideo. [7]

She led the Chinese sevens team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [8] [9]

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References

  1. "Yan Meiling". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. "Rugby Sevens - United States vs China - Pool C Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. "Women's Sevens Squads for Tokyo 2020 from Asia". Asia Rugby. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  4. "China Women's Sevens Coach Osea Kolinisau Optimistic About RWC Sevens 2022". RugbyAsia247. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  5. "China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  6. Constable, Grant (14 January 2024). "Kenya and China score brilliant tries to win HSBC Sevens Challenger". amp.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  7. "Hosts Uruguay, China celebrate Challenger Series success in Montevideo". www.world.rugby. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  8. "China - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  9. "Olympic Games Paris 2024 Rugby Sevens Schedule & Team News". RugbyAsia247. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.