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Wang Yan (archer)

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Wang Yan
Personal information
Born (2000-02-12) 12 February 2000 (age 24)
Sport
CountryChina
SportArchery
EventRecurve

Wang Yan (born 12 February 2000) is a Chinese archer competing in recurve events. He competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[1]

Career

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He competed for China at the Archery World Cup stage 3 event in Antalya in June 2024. They reached the semi finals before ultimately winning their bronze medal match.[2]

He competed for China at the Archery at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the Men's team event.[3] They reached the semi final with a win over Taiwan.[4] Following that, the team had consecutive defeats to South Korea in the semi final and Turkey in the bronze medal match, to place fourth overall.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Wang Yan". Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  2. ^ Blakeway, Iwan (20 June 2024). "Double header of France vs Korea for recurve team finals in Antalya". World Archery. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Paris 2024 Archery Preview: Powerhouse S. Korea to face strong challenges". news.cn. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Tanwan's Wu Shih-yi makes boxing quarters". Taipei Times. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  5. ^ "South Korea men's team defend archery title, France achieve historic best". news.cn. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
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