Lei Sheng

Lei at the2013 World Fencing Championships
Personal information
Born	(1984-03-07)7 March 1984 (age 41)
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Fencing career
Sport	Fencing
Country	China
Weapon	foil
Hand	left-handed
National coach	Wang Haibin
FIE ranking	current ranking
Medal record Olympic Games 2012 London Individual World Championships 2010 Paris Team 2011 Catania Team 2010 Paris Individual 2014 Kazan Team 2006 Torino Individual 2007 St. Petersburg Individual Universiade 2011 Shenzhen Team 2011 Shenzhen Individual Asian Games 2006 Doha Team 2010 Guangzhou Team 2014 Incheon Team 2006 Doha Individual 2010 Guangzhou Individual

Lei Sheng (Chinese:雷声;pinyin:Léi Shēng; born 7 March 1984) is a Chinese left-handedfoilfencer, six-time team Asian champion, 2012 individual Asian champion, two-time team world champion, three-timeOlympian, and 2012 individual Olympic champion.^[1]

Lei took up fencing because he likedZorro.^[2] His results as a junior were unremarkable. The2005–06 season saw his breakthrough: he climbed his firstWorld Cup podium with a silver medal at La Coruña, followed by a victory at Espinho and a bronze medal at the TorinoWorld Championships. He finished the season 5th in world rankings. In thefollowing 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 theWorld Championships after losing in the semifinals to Italy'sAndrea Baldini.

He competed at the2008 Beijing Olympics and was defeated in the quarter-finals by eventual gold medallistBenjamin Kleibrink.^[3] At the2012 London Olympics, he won the gold medal inmen's individual foil after defeating Egypt'sAlaaeldin Abouelkassem with a score of 15-13.^[4]

Along with 2013 world championMiles Chamley-Watson of the United States, Lei was named “athlete role model” for the Nanjing2014 Youth Olympic Games.^[2] He was also chosen to bear the Chinese flag at the2014 Asian Games^[5] and the2016 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.

Year	Location	Event	Position
2012	London,United Kingdom	Individual Men's Foil	1st[7]

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

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

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

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

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