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Lei Sheng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lei.

Lei Sheng (Chinese: 雷声; pinyin: Léi Shēng; born 7 March 1984) is a Chinese left-handed foil fencer, six-time team Asian champion, 2012 individual Asian champion, two-time team world champion, three-time Olympian, and 2012 individual Olympic champion.[1]

Lei Sheng
Lei at the 2013 World Fencing Championships
Personal information
Born (1984-03-07) 7 March 1984 (age 40)
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
Weaponfoil
Handleft-handed
National coachWang Haibin
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Individual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Paris Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Catania Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Paris Individual
Silver medal – second place 2014 Kazan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Torino Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2007 St. Petersburg Individual
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shenzhen Individual
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Individual

Career

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Lei took up fencing because he liked Zorro.[2] His results as a junior were unremarkable. The 2005–06 season saw his breakthrough: he climbed his first World Cup podium with a silver medal at La Coruña, followed by a victory at Espinho and a bronze medal at the Torino World Championships. He finished the season 5th in world rankings. In the following season he won the Bonn World Cup, the St Petersburg Grand Prix and the Montreal World Cup, along with a bronze medal in Venice. He placed third again in the World Championships after losing in the semifinals to Italy's Andrea Baldini.

He competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and was defeated in the quarter-finals by eventual gold medallist Benjamin Kleibrink.[3] At the 2012 London Olympics, he won the gold medal in men's individual foil after defeating Egypt's Alaaeldin Abouelkassem with a score of 15-13.[4]

Along with 2013 world champion Miles Chamley-Watson of the United States, Lei was named “athlete role model” for the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games.[2] He was also chosen to bear the Chinese flag at the 2014 Asian Games[5] and the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6] Lei is the first ever Chinese Olympic athlete competing in a summer sport other than basketball to carry the Chinese flag in the opening ceremony.

Medal Record

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Olympic Games

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Year Location Event Position
2012   London, United Kingdom Individual Men's Foil 1st[7]

World Championship

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Year Location Event Position
2006   Turin, Italy Individual Men's Foil 3rd[8]
2007   St. Petersburg, Russia Individual Men's Foil 3rd[9]
2010   Paris, France Individual Men's Foil 2nd[10]
2010   Paris, France Team Men's Foil 1st[11]
2011   Catania, Italy Team Men's Foil 1st[12]
2014   Kazan, Russia Team Men's Foil 2nd[13]
2015   Moscow, Russia Team Men's Foil 3rd[14]

Asian Championship

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Year Location Event Position
2007   Nantong, China Team Men's Foil 1st[15]
2008   Bangkok, Thailand Individual Men's Foil 3rd[16]
2008   Bangkok, Thailand Team Men's Foil 1st[17]
2010   Seoul, South Korea Individual Men's Foil 2nd[18]
2010   Seoul, South Korea Team Men's Foil 1st[19]
2011   Seoul, South Korea Team Men's Foil 1st[20]
2012   Wakayama, Japan Individual Men's Foil 1st[21]
2012   Wakayama, Japan Team Men's Foil 2nd[22]
2013   Shanghai, China Team Men's Foil 3rd[23]
2014   Suwon, South Korea Team Men's Foil 1st[24]
2015   Singapore Team Men's Foil 1st[25]
2016   Wuxi, China Individual Men's Foil 3rd[26]
2016   Wuxi, China Team Men's Foil 2nd[27]

Grand Prix

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Date Location Event Position
03/09/2007   St. Petersburg, Russia Individual Men's Foil 1st[28]
06/08/2008   Havana, Cuba Individual Men's Foil 3rd[29]
01/29/2010   Paris, France Individual Men's Foil 1st[30]
02/19/2010   Venice, Italy Individual Men's Foil 1st[31]
05/24/2010   St. Petersburg, Russia Individual Men's Foil 1st[32]

World Cup

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Date Location Event Position
02/03/2006   A Coruña, Spain Individual Men's Foil 2nd[33]
05/13/2006   Espinho, Portugal Individual Men's Foil 1st[34]
03/03/2007   Bonn, Germany Individual Men's Foil 1st[35]
03/23/2007   Venice, Italy Individual Men's Foil 3rd[36]
05/31/2007   Montreal, Canada Individual Men's Foil 1st[37]
05/17/2008   Jeju, South Korea Individual Men's Foil 3rd[38]
02/06/2010   A Coruña, Spain Individual Men's Foil 3rd[39]
06/17/2011   Havana, Cuba Individual Men's Foil 3rd[40]

References

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