Country represented China Name Li Na Retired 2013 FIE Ranking ranking (archive) Weight 67 kg | Height 1.77 m Hand left-handed Role Olympic athlete Weapons Epee | |
Born 9 March 1981 (age 43)
Dandong, China ( 1981-03-09 ) Olympic medals Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team epee Similar People Sun Yujie, Luo Xiaojuan, Xu Anqi, Kelley Hurley, Courtney Hurley | ||
National coach(es) Daniel Levavasseur | ||
Li Na (Chinese: 李娜; pinyin: Lǐ Nà; born 9 March 1981 in Dandong, Liaoning) is a Chinese épée fencer. She won a bronze medal in the women's team épée event at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and won gold in the same event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Li won the gold medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships, after beating France in the final. She accomplished this with her team mates Luo Xiaojuan, Zhang Li and Zhong Weiping. Li also reached fourth place in the individual épée event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, losing the play-off for third place 15-11 to Ildikó Mincza-Nébald of Hungary. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Li won gold in the women's team épée event with Xu Anqi, Luo Xiaojuan and Sun Yujie.
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