Lei Sheng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lei.
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

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]

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 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom Individual Men's Foil 1st[7]

World Championship

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

Asian Championship

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

Grand Prix

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

World Cup

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

References

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  2. ^ a b "From Zorro to Olympic fencing champion: role models inspire kids". Youth Information Service. 21 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. ^ Olympic results
  4. ^ "London 2012 Olympics: China's Lei Sheng claims foil gold as Europeans fall". Reuters. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Lei Sheng chosen as China's flag bearer for Incheon Asian Games". CCTV. 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Fencing champion Lei Sheng to fly the flag for China at Rio Olympics". South China Morning Post. 3 August 2016.
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