Yan Meiling (born 14 January 1997) is a Chinese rugby sevens player.[1]
| Date of birth | 14 January 1997 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Rugby career
editYan competed in the women's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2][3] She represented China at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[4]
In 2024, she competed for China in the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series; her side won the first round of the series which took place in Dubai.[5][6] She featured in the second leg of the Series and scored a try in China's win against Argentina in Montevideo.[7]
She led the Chinese sevens team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ "Yan Meiling". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Rugby Sevens - United States vs China - Pool C Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Women's Sevens Squads for Tokyo 2020 from Asia". Asia Rugby. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "China Women's Sevens Coach Osea Kolinisau Optimistic About RWC Sevens 2022". RugbyAsia247. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ Constable, Grant (14 January 2024). "Kenya and China score brilliant tries to win HSBC Sevens Challenger". amp.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Hosts Uruguay, China celebrate Challenger Series success in Montevideo". www.world.rugby. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "China - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Olympic Games Paris 2024 Rugby Sevens Schedule & Team News". RugbyAsia247. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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