Au Sin Ying

In this Chinese name, the family name is Au.

Au Sin Ying (Chinese: 歐倩瑩; born 8 January, 1989 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong sabre fencer.^[1][2]

Au Sin Ying
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Glasses Swordsman[1]
Born	(1989-01-08) 8 January 1989 (age 35) Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Nationality	Hong Kong
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Weapon	sabre
Hand	right-handed
National coach	Wong Yuet Kei[1]
Club	Hong Kong Fencing Association[1]
FIE ranking	current ranking
Medal record Women's sabre Representing  Hong Kong World Cup 2010 Pattaya City Individual Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Individual 2010 Guangzhou Team 2014 Incheon Team Asian Championships 2007 Nantong Team 2009 Doha Team 2010 Seoul Team 2013 Shanghai Team 2014 Suwon Team 2015 Singapore Team 2017 Hong Kong Team 2018 Bangkok Team 2024 Kuwait City Team East Asian Games 2013 Tianjin Team

Au Sin Ying
Traditional Chinese	歐倩瑩
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qū Xianyǐng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Āu Sin yìhng Jyutping Au1 Sin3 jing4

Au earned a bronze medal in the Pattaya City World Cup in 2010. The same year, she won an individual silver medal and a team bronze medal at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.^[3][4]

She was one of the torchbearers for the 2011 University Games.^[5]

Au represented Hong Kong at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in the women's individual sabre event. She lost in the first round to Tunisian fencer and two-time Olympian Azza Besbes, with a final score of 13–15.^[6] She reached the table of 32 at the 2014 World Championships in Kazan after defeating Venezuela's Alejandra Benítez, but lost to eventual bronze medallist Vassiliki Vougiouka of Greece.

Au is a resident athlete of the Hong Kong Fencing Association, and is coached and trained by Wong Yuet Kei.^[1]

References

1. "Au Sin Ying". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Au Sin Ying". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
3. Yu, Yilei (20 November 2010). "Au's surprise silver fires up HK fencing". China Daily. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
4. "Another silver, bronze ups HK medal tally". HK Information Services Department. 21 November 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
5. "Fencer - AU Sin Ying - HONG KONG - FIE - International Fencing Federation". fie.org. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
6. "Women's Individual Sabre Round of 32". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.

External links

• NBC Olympics Profile