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Nationality | Chinese (before 1994) Canadian (since 1994) | ||||||||||||||
Born | Nanjing, People’s Republic of China | 14 July 1958||||||||||||||
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Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||
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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]