Luan Jujie is a Chinese-born Canadian fencer, born in Nanjing, China.
12 Facts About Luan Jujie
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At the age of 50, Luan represented Canada at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Luan Jujie has participated in the 1988 and 2000 Summer Olympics.
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Luan Jujie started fencing at the age of 17 and in no time joined the national team in the same year.
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Luan Jujie quickly rose in the international ranking capturing 2nd in the 1978 World Junior Championships and golds at the 1979 Chinese National Games, 1983 International Women's Fencing Tournament and 1984 World Championships.
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Luan Jujie competed for the Chinese National Fencing Team in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles when she was 26 years old and she became the first East Asian person to ever win an Olympic Gold in the sport of fencing.
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Luan Jujie competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics for China.
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Luan Jujie first came to Edmonton for the 1983 Summer Universiade and "fell in love with the city" so much that she moved to Edmonton in 1989 where she had three children.
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Luan Jujie started teaching at the Edmonton Fencing Club and was fundamental in the club's growth expanding it from a mere 40 members in 1989 to over 400 members today.
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Luan Jujie continued competing in fencing events in Canada and in the Fencing World Cup winning 4 Canadian National Championships in 1995,1996,1997 and 1999.
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Luan Jujie actively trained at the EFC and fenced in numerous competitions in hopes of gaining a berth on the 2008 Canadian Olympic team, which she succeeded in accomplishing.
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In 2018, Luan Jujie placed first at the World Veteran Championships 60+ age group held in Livorno, Italy.