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{{Short description|Chinese sports shooter (born 1977)}}
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'''Cai Yalin''' ({{zh|s=蔡亚林|p=Cài Yàlín}}; born September 3, 1977, in [[Chengde]], [[Hebei]]) is a male [[People's Republic of China|Chinese]] [[Shooting sports|sports shooter]]. He won the 10&nbsp;m air rifle at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]], in the process beating the [[Olympic record]] of 695.7pts with 696.4pts.

==Major performances==
* 1997 National Games – 3rd
* 1998 World Championships – 7th
* 1998 Bangkok Asian Games – 1st 10&nbsp;m air rifle individual, 2nd 10&nbsp;m air rifle team
* 1998 National Shooting Series – 1st (NR)
* 1998 World Championships – 7th
* 2000 Sydney Olympic Games – 1st 10&nbsp;m air rifle (696.4pts, OR)
* 2002 Pusan Asian Games – 1st 10&nbsp;m air rifle team (1788pts, WR) & 50&nbsp;m free rifle team (3472pts, AR)

==References==
* http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/2007-07/30/content_6003745.htm

==External links==
* {{ISSF name | SHCHNM0309197701 }}

{{Olympic Champions Shooting AR60}}
{{Asian Games Champions Shooting 10 m Air Rifle Men}}

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[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:ISSF rifle shooters]]
[[Category:Olympic shooters for China]]
[[Category:Chinese male sport shooters]]
[[Category:Shooters at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for China]]
[[Category:Olympic medalists in shooting]]
[[Category:Sport shooters from Hebei]]
[[Category:People from Chengde]]
[[Category:Shooters at the 1998 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Shooters at the 2002 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for China]]
[[Category:Asian Games shooters for China]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for China]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games]]
[[Category:20th-century Chinese sportsmen]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists in shooting]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists in shooting]]

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