Luan Jujie

Luan Jujie
Personal information
NationalityChinese (before 1994)
Canadian (since 1994)
Born (1958-07-14) 14 July 1958 (age 66)
Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Foil[1]

Luan Jujie (Chinese: 栾菊杰; pinyin: Luán Jújié; born 14 July 1958[2]) is a Chinese-born Canadian fencer, born in Nanjing, China. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she became the first Chinese athlete to win the gold medal in fencing. Since moving to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in 1985, she has become a Canadian citizen. At the age of 50, Luan represented Canada at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She has also participated in the 1988 and 2000 Summer Olympics.[3]

  1. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Jujie Luan". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  2. ^ Canoe.ca biography[usurped]
  3. ^ "Jujie Luan Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2011.