An Qixuan (Chinese: 安琦轩; pinyin: Ān Qíxuān; born 3 December 2000) is a Chinese archer competing in women's recurve events. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics and subsequently won a silver medal.
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| Born | 12 March 2000[1] Changji, Xinjiang, China[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Archery | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Recurve | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editShe was runner-up in her debut World Cup appearance in Shanghai, in 2018. In 2019, she finished fourth in the Archery World Cup Final. However, after that she was unable to compete internationally for four years as the Chinese team didn’t travel abroad due to the Covid-19 pandemic.[3]
After her return to international competition, she won an individual gold medal in the recurve competitions at the third leg of the 2023 Asia Cup in Singapore.[4] In October 2023, she was a silver medalist in the team event at the delayed 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.[5] In November 2023. She was a silver medalist in the team event at the 2023 Asian Archery Championships in Bangkok.
She was part of the Chinese women’s recurve team that won the World Cup recurve women's team final in Shanghai in April 2024.[6] They then also won the Archery World Cup 2024 event in Yecheon, Republic of Korea in May 2024.[7]
Her Chinese women's team earned qualification for the 2024 Summer Games at the final qualifier in Antalya, Türkiye in June 2023.[8] She was subsequently named in their team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[9]
References
edit- ^ "An Quixan". Eurosport. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "昌吉市姑娘安琦轩再获世界冠军". cjs.gov.cn. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ Cichy, Antoni (19 April 2023). "China sweeps takes two poles as squad returns to World Cup after four years". World Archery. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ Stanley, John (10 June 2023). "Chinese double gold as experience shows at Asia Cup in Singapore". World Archery. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "China wins silver in women's Asian Games archery event". China Daily. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ Yue, Ma (28 April 2024). "Chinese archers grab 2 medals on home soil". Shine.cn. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ Jimenez, Gretelle (27 May 2024). "China triumphs over Korea again in women's recurve". Inside the Games. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ Blakeway, Iwan (14 June 2024). "Chinese women among last-chance team qualifiers for 2024 Olympics". World Archery. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Archery Preview: Powerhouse S. Korea to face strong challenges". news.cn. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.