Yuan Yanping

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Yuan Yanping
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

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.