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Name: Luan Jujie Gender: W Date of birth: 1958 Place of birth: Nanjing, Jiangsu Province Height: Weight: Sport: Fencing Personal best: 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games - 1st foil
Sports career: Trained in fencing in Nanjing Spare-time Sports School in 1973. Joined the Jiangsu provincial fencing team in 1975.
High performances: 1978 World Youth Championships - 2nd foil (first Asian fencer to enter the event since 1901) 1978 Asian Games - 1st foil 1979 National Games - 1st foil 1981 World Championships - 2nd foil 1983 International Women's Fencing Tournament - 1st foil 1983 National Games - 1st foil team, 2nd foil individual 1984 World Championships - 1st foil 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games - 1st foil 1986 World University Games - 1st foil team 1987 National Games - 3rd foil team
Reputed as the "Premier Fencer of Asia".
Honours: 1979 & 1984 - Twice selected one of National Top Ten Athletes 1978 & 1984 - Twice awarded National Sports Medal of Honour by the State Physical Culture and Sports Commission 1984 - Voted one of 35 Sports Stars in 35 years since the founding of new China in 1949
At the Sixth International Women's Fencing Tournament held in Germany in 1983, Luan Jujie beat a strong field in the individual foil event to become the first Asian fencer to win an international competition.
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