Shun
Yao
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Name: Shun “Sean” Yao
Hometown (City, State): Davis, CA
Current Residence (City, State): Davis, CA
Birthdate: 12/14/1973 Birthplace (City, State): China
Height: 5’10 Weight: 160
Current Coach: Simon Pitfield
High School Attended with location: Shenzhen Experimental Year of Graduation: 1992
College Attended: Tsinghua University, UC Davis
Year of Graduation: 1997, 2002, and 2006
Major:
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, 1997
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, UC Davis, 2002
J.D., UC Davis, 2006
Hobbies:
Spending time with family and kids, fencing, audiophile.
Favorite Foods: Spicy food.
Favorite Athlete: Eric Heiden
Favorite Movie: The Godfather, Star Wars
Favorite Music: Classical, Classic Rock, Jazz, Electronic
Favorite Country Visited for Competition: USA
Please list your hometown media outlets (newspapers, TV stations, Radio stations, Magazines, etc.):
Davis Enterprise (Newspaper)
MAJOR PENTATHLON COMPETITION RESULTS
2017, US National Championship, Masters, 3rd
2018, US National Qualifier #2, eighth
2018, US National Qualifier #3, ninth
2018, Placer County Pentathlon, first
2018, Davis Pentathlon, second
