Lin Chia-en
Taiwanese archer who reached individual top 16 at Tokyo 2020.
Lin Chia-en is a Taiwanese archer who represented Chinese Taipei at the 2012 Summer Olympics and again at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Born in Hsinchu on 2 June 1993, she competed in the women's team event in London, where Taiwan finished fifth, and tied for 19th place in the women's individual event at age 19. At the Tokyo Olympics, she was the only female archer from Chinese Taipei to advance to the individual top 16.
Quick Facts
- Native Name
- Upah Yabu
- Nickname
- Princess Atayal, / Sunny Princess
- National Team
- TPE
- Birth Date
- 1993-06-02
- Birth Place
- Hsinchu, Taiwan
- Height Cm
- 166
- Weight Kg
- 55
- Sport
- Archery
- Medal Templates
- Women's recurve archery · Asian Championships / 2017 Dhaka · Team
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Lore & Background
Lin Chia-en first competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London at age 19, participating in the women's team event, where Taiwan finished fifth, and tying for 19th place in the women's individual event. Following those Games, she became 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. Eight years later, she finally qualified again for the national team and competed at the Tokyo Olympics. In Tokyo, Lin was the only female archer from Taiwan to advance to the individual top 64, then defeated 47-year-old Evangelia Psarra—competing in her sixth consecutive Olympic Games—to reach the top 32. She advanced to the top 16, where she was defeated by fifth-seeded American archer Mackenzie Brown. Prior to the individual competition, she partnered with Tang Chih-chun in the mixed team event, where they narrowly missed being promoted to the top 8. Lin trains with coach Yang Chun-chi, who describes her as a hard worker who started to distinguish herself in archery during the second year of high school.
Reader's Guide
Lin Chia-en's career illustrates the long road back to Olympic competition after an early start. Competing at age 19 in London 2012, she then spent years as an alternate while her teammates earned medals at the Rio Olympics, Asian Games, and World Championships. Her return to the national team for Tokyo 2020 marked a personal resurgence, and she became the only female archer from Chinese Taipei to reach the individual top 16. In the mixed team event, she and Tang Chih-chun narrowly missed the top 8. Her victory over Evangelia Psarra, a six-time Olympian, highlighted the generational span of competition. Lin's coach Yang Chun-chi notes that she began to stand out in archery during her second year of high school, suggesting a late but steady development. Her persistence through years as an alternate and her eventual return to the Olympic stage underscore the patience required in elite sport.
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