Li Na | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Dandong, China | 9 March 1981|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weapon | épée | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hand | left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National coach | Daniel Levavasseur | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIE ranking | ranking (archive) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Li Na (Chinese: 李娜; pinyin: Lǐ Nà; born 9 March 1981 in Dandong, Liaoning)[1] is a Chinese épée fencer. She won a bronze medal in the women's team épée event at the 2000 Summer Olympics,[2][3] 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 teammates 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.