Sun Wenyan

Full Name Sun Wenyan (孙文雁)
Nation People’s Republic of China
Birthdate December 27, 1989
Olympics 2012, 2016, 2020
Status Retired
Social Media Weibo
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Five-time Olympic silver medalist… On the senior national team since 2007…15-time world medalist…Competed at the 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, and 2019 FINA World Championships…Served as one of the country’s soloist with Huang Xuechen from 2007 to 2015… Five-time gold medalist at the Asian Games (2010, 2014)…Took a break after the 2016 Olympic Games, only competed for her province in 2017, but returned to elite ahead of the 2019 season.

2022: Did not compete internationally.

2021: Won silver in the duet and team events at the Tokyo Olympic Games… Won two gold medals in duet and team at the National Games of China.

2020: Did not compete internationally due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of all meets.

2019: Returned to elite after a two-year hiatus…Won five silver medals in technical and free duet, technical and free team, and free combination at the 2019 FINA World Championships… Also competed at the China Open (gold in tech and combo) and Canada Open in the duet and team (gold in all four events)… Served as alternate to the free combination routine at worlds.

2018: Did not compete.

2017: Did not compete internationally…Participated in the the 13th Chinese National Games in duet for her province.

2016: Won two silver medal at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in duet and team.

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