Hong Kong fencer (born 1989)
Au Sin Ying Nickname(s) Glasses Swordsman [1] Born (1989-01-08 ) 8 January 1989 (age 35) Hong Kong , Hong KongNationality Hong Kong Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5+ 1 ⁄2 in) Weight 66 kg (146 lb) Sport Fencing Weapon sabre Hand right-handed National coach Wong Yuet Kei[1] Club Hong Kong Fencing Association[1] FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Au Sin Ying (Chinese : 歐倩瑩 ; born 8 January, 1989 in Hong Kong ) is a Hong Kong sabre fencer.[1] [2]
Au earned a bronze medal in the Pattaya City World Cup in 2010. The same year, she won an individual silver medal and a team bronze medal at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China .[3] [4]
She was one of the torchbearers for the 2011 University Games .[5]
Au represented Hong Kong at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London , where she competed in the women's individual sabre event. She lost in the first round to Tunisian fencer and two-time Olympian Azza Besbes , with a final score of 13–15.[6] She reached the table of 32 at the 2014 World Championships in Kazan after defeating Venezuela's Alejandra Benítez , but lost to eventual bronze medallist Vassiliki Vougiouka of Greece.
Au is a resident athlete of the Hong Kong Fencing Association, and is coached and trained by Wong Yuet Kei.[1]
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