# Ruien Xiao

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{{Short description|Canadian fencer (born 2007)}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
|name = Ruien (Angel) Xiao
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2007|11|7}}
|birth_place = [Qingyuan](/source/Qingyuan), China
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|sport = [Fencing](/source/Fencing)
|medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's [épée](/source/%C3%A9p%C3%A9e)}}
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{{MedalComp|[Pan American Games](/source/Pan_American_Games)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2023 Santiago](/source/2023_Pan_American_Games)|[Team](/source/Fencing_at_the_2023_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_team_%C3%A9p%C3%A9e)}}
{{MedalBronze|2023 Santiago|[Individual](/source/Fencing_at_the_2023_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_%C3%A9p%C3%A9e)}}
{{MedalComp|[Pan American Championships](/source/Pan_American_Fencing_Championships)}}
{{MedalGold|[2024 Lima](/source/2024_Pan_American_Fencing_Championships)|Team}}
{{MedalSilver|[2023 Lima](/source/2023_Pan_American_Fencing_Championships)|Team}}
{{MedalSilver|[2025 Rio de Janeiro](/source/2025_Pan_American_Fencing_Championships)|Individual}}
{{MedalSilver|2025 Rio de Janeiro|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Junior World Championships](/source/World_Cadets_and_Juniors_Fencing_Championships)}}
{{MedalGold|[2026 Rio de Janeiro](/source/2026_Junior_and_Cadet_Fencing_World_Championships)|Team}}
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'''Ruien (Angel) Xiao''' (born November 7, 2007) is a Canadian [fencer](/source/Fencing_(sport)) in the [épée](/source/%C3%A9p%C3%A9e) discipline.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|title=Ruien (Angel) Xiao profile|url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/ruien-angel-xiao/|website=[Canadian Olympic Committee](/source/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](/source/Markham%2C_Ontario).<ref name=bio/>

==Career==
In 2023, Xiao was picked for [Canada's 2023 Pan American Games team](/source/Canada_at_the_2023_Pan_American_Games).<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](/source/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](/source/Fencing_at_the_2023_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_team_%C3%A9p%C3%A9e) 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](/source/Canadian_Olympic_Committee)|date=11 December 2023|access-date=14 July 2024}}</ref>

Xiao qualified for the [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/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](/source/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](/source/CBC_News)|access-date=14 July 2024}}</ref>

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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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