Lin Sang

Lin Sang (Chinese: 林桑; pinyin: Lín Sāng; born August 17, 1977, in Putian, Fujian) is an archer from the People's Republic of China.[1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.
Lin Sang
Personal information
BornAugust 17, 1977 (1977-08-17) (age 46)
Putian, Fujian, China
Medal record
Women's recurve archery
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima Team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok Team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Individual
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Riom Team
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2003 Daegu Team

Lin represented China at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 11th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 647. In the first round of elimination, she faced 54th-ranked Tshering Chhoden of Bhutan. In a major upset, Lin lost 159–156 in the 18-arrow match, placing only 36th overall in women's individual archery.

She also competed at the 1994 Asian Games winning a gold medal in the team event, at the 1998 Asian Games winning a silver medal in the team event and a bronze in the individual[2] and at the 1999 World Archery Championships where she won a silver medal in the team event.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lin Sang". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  2. "Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Asian Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
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