{{Short description|Canadian fencer (born 2007)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox sportsperson |name = Ruien (Angel) Xiao |image = |image_size = 150px <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels --> |caption = |fullname = |nicknames = |nationality = {{CAN}} |strokes = |club = |collegeteam = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2007|11|7}} |birth_place = Qingyuan, China |death_date = |death_place = |hometown = |height = |sport = Fencing |medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's épée}} {{MedalCountry|{{CAN}}}} {{MedalComp|Pan American Games}} {{MedalSilver|2023 Santiago|Team}} {{MedalBronze|2023 Santiago|Individual}} {{MedalComp|Pan American Championships}} {{MedalGold|2024 Lima|Team}} {{MedalSilver|2023 Lima|Team}} {{MedalSilver|2025 Rio de Janeiro|Individual}} {{MedalSilver|2025 Rio de Janeiro|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|Junior World Championships}} {{MedalGold|2026 Rio de Janeiro|Team}} {{Medal|Bronze|2026 Rio de Janeiro|Individual}} }} '''Ruien (Angel) Xiao''' (born November 7, 2007) is a Canadian fencer in the épée discipline.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|title=Ruien (Angel) Xiao profile|url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/ruien-angel-xiao/|website=Canadian Olympic Committee|date=September 6, 2023 |access-date=13 April 2024}}</ref> Xiao has won medals at the Pan American level. Xiao was born in China and she lives in Markham, Ontario.<ref name=bio/>
==Career== In 2023, Xiao was picked for Canada's 2023 Pan American Games team.<ref>{{cite press release|orig-date=6 September 2023|title=Canada's Santiago 2023 fencing team announced|url=https://olympic.ca/press/canadas-santiago-2023-fencing-team-announced/|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|access-date=13 April 2024}}</ref> At the games, Xiao went on to win the silver medal in the women's team épée event and bronze in the individual event.<ref name=bio/> In December 2023, Xiao won her first Senior World Cup medal.<ref>{{cite web|last=Charlebois|first=Michael|title=Weekend Roundup: Massive medal rush weekend for Team Canada|url=https://olympic.ca/2023/12/11/weekend-roundup-massive-medal-rush-weekend-for-team-canada/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|date=11 December 2023|access-date=14 July 2024}}</ref>
Xiao qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics after receiving a reallocated quota spot.<ref name=fe>{{cite web|last=Fenton|first=Caela|title=Team Canada announces fencing team for Paris 2024|url=https://olympic.ca/2024/04/25/team-canada-announces-fencing-team-for-paris-2024/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|date=25 April 2024|access-date=14 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Nerestant|first=Antoni|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/fencing-olympics-quebec-athletes-history-paris-1.7184867|title=29 Olympics, no medals? No problem. Quebec-led fencing squad hungry for history|date=26 April 2024|website=www.cbc.ca/sports/|publisher=CBC News|access-date=14 July 2024}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Xiao, Ruien}} Category:2007 births Category:Canadian people of Chinese descent Category:Living people Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada in fencing Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada in fencing Category:Fencers at the 2023 Pan American Games Category:Sportspeople from Markham, Ontario Category:Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Category:Fencers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic fencers for Canada Category:Canadian female épée fencers Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen
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