Hsieh_Kaylin_Sin_Yan

Kaylin Hsieh

Kaylin Hsieh

Hong Kong fencer (born 2001)

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Hsieh. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Kaylin Hsieh and the Chinese-style name is Hsieh Sin-yan.

Kaylin Hsieh Sin-yan (born 19 May 2001)[1] is a Hong Kong fencer. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's team épée event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1][2] In 2021, she represented Hong Kong at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3]

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In 2018, she also won the silver medal in the girls' épée event at the Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the opening ceremony of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics she carried the flag for Hong Kong.[4]

At the 2018 Asian Fencing Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's individual épée event.[2] She also won the silver medal in the women's team épée event. In 2019, she won the bronze medal in the women's team épée at the Asian Fencing Championships held in Chiba, Japan.[5]

In 2021, she competed in the women's épée event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan where she was eliminated in her first match by Aizanat Murtazaeva of the ROC.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Fencing Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Now to complete my collection for 2018: Junior fencer Kaylin Hsieh aims for medal glory at the Argentina Youth Olympics". South China Morning Post. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Fencing Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Tokyo 2020 Olympics: the 'scary' cost facing Hong Kong for broadcasting next two Games". South China Morning Post. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Women's Team Epee" (PDF). Asian Fencing. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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