Yuan Yanping

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Yuan Yanping
Personal information
Born (1976-04-04) 4 April 1976 (age 48)
Occupation Judoka
Sport
Sport Judo
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing +70 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London +70 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio +70 kg
Profile at external databases
JudoInside.com 10562

Yuan Yanping (born 4 April 1976 in Dalian, Liaoning) is a Chinese judoka, a practitioner of judo. [1] She won a gold medal in the Women's +70 kg event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. She won a gold medal in the same event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and again at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. [2]

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References

  1. "Yanping Yuan". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-11. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
  2. "Women's +70 kg". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 2013-03-31. Retrieved 2012-09-25.