Yin Jian (simplified Chinese: 殷剑; traditional Chinese: 殷劍; pinyin: Yīn Jiàn; born December 25, 1978, in Xichang, Liangshan, Sichuan) is a double Olympic medal winning Chinese sailor, in women's windsurfing.

Yin Jian
Medal record
Women's sailing
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing RS:X
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Mistral
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan Mistral

Yin won the silver medal in the 2004 women's Olympic sailboard competition. She was the 2008 Olympic women's windsurfing champion, achieving dominance over the fleet in light wind conditions with four race victories.

2008 Summer Olympic regatta
Points
Race 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Medal race Net Position
1 1 1 3 3 13 7 8 8 1 6 39 1

References

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  • "BEIJING 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES CHINESE SPORTS DELEGATION ROSTER: Yin Jian". 2008teamchina.olympic.cn. Archived from the original on 2009-09-23.
  • "Beijing Olympics 2008 - RS:X - Women - Overall Results". sailing.org. ISAF.[dead link]
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