Lin Chia-en (Chinese: 林佳恩; pinyin: Lín Jiā ēn; born 2 June 1993, in Hsinchu) is a Taiwanese archer who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics,[1] and again at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] At the Tokyo Olympics, Lin and teammate Tang Chih-chun tied for ninth place in the new mixed team event;[3] she was the only female archer from Chinese Taipei to advance to the individual top 16.[4][5]
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| Native name | Upah Yabu | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Princess Atayal, Sunny Princess | ||||||||||||||
| National team |  TPE | ||||||||||||||
| Born | June 2, 1993 Hsinchu, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb; 8 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Archery | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editAt the 2012 Summer Olympics, Lin competed for her country in the women's team event, when Taiwan finished fifth,[5] and tied for 19th place in the women's individual event at the age of 19.[5] Following the London Olympics, however, Lin was an alternate for the national team for many years, watching from the sidelines as the Chinese Taipei women's team won bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics, silver at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, and bronze at the 2019 World Archery Championships.[6]
Eight years later, Lin Chia-en finally qualified once again for the national team.[6] At the Tokyo Olympics, Lin was the only female archer from Taiwan to advance to the individual top 64, and advanced to the top 32 after defeating 47-year-old Evangelia Psarra, who was competing in her sixth consecutive Olympic Games.[7] Advancing to the top 16, she was defeated by fifth-seeded American archer Mackenzie Brown.[4] Prior to the individual competition, Lin had partnered with Tang Chih-chun in the mixed team event, where they had narrowly missed being promoted to the top 8.[3]
Lin trains with coach Yang Chun-chi, who describes her as a hard worker who finally started to distinguish herself in archery during the second year of high school.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Chia-En Lin – Archery – Olympic Athlete". 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ Wells, Chris (2020-01-16). "Chinese Taipei names team for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". World Archery. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
- ^ a b "東奧射箭》湯智鈞／林佳恩遭逆轉 教練劉展明這樣看 [Tokyo Olympics Archery: Upset for Tang Zhijun / Lin Jiaen says Liu Zhanming]". Liberty Times Net (in Traditional Chinese). Taiwan. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ a b Huang, Jiren (30 July 2021). "東奧》首局出亂流 林佳恩女子射箭個人賽16強止步 [Tokyo Olympics: First round of turbulence as Lin Jiaen is stopped in the women's archery top 16 individual competition]". China Times (in Traditional Chinese). Taiwan. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ a b c "Lin Chia-En". Olympedia. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ a b "《東京奧運中華點將錄》不同於9年前青澀 台灣射箭3女將這次不一樣了！["Chinese Records at the Tokyo Olympics": Different from the 3 young Taiwanese female archers of 9 years ago!]". 運動視界 Sports Vision (in Traditional Chinese). 19 July 2021. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ Huang, Qiaowen (29 July 2021). "林佳恩扳倒希臘老將 晉級東京奧運射箭個人賽32強 [Lin Jiaen knocks down Greek veteran to advance to the top 32 of the Tokyo Olympic Archery Individual Tournament]". CNA (in Traditional Chinese). Taiwan. Central News Agency. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ Huang, Guanyu (30 July 2021). "逆轉晉級16強！ 林佳恩靠後天努力站上奧運 [Reverse and advance to the top 16! Lin Jiaen works hard to stand in the Olympics the day after tomorrow]". Era News (in Traditional Chinese). Taiwan. Retrieved 2021-11-01.