Yuan represented the Republic of China (as
Chinese Taipei) at the
2004 Summer Olympics. She was placed 6th in the women's individual ranking round, with a 72-arrow score of 658. In the first elimination round, she faced 59th-ranked
Kateryna Palekha of
Ukraine. Yuan defeated Palekha 162–158 in the 18-arrow match to advance to the round of 32. In that round, she faced 27th-ranked
Polish archer
Małgorzata Sobieraj, defeating her 158–149. Yuan then defeated 43rd-ranked
Reena Kumari of
India 166–148, advancing to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, Yuan faced
Yun Mi-jin of
South Korea, defeating the 3rd-ranked archer 107–105 in the 12-arrow match to end the Korean team's hopes of sweeping the medals. Yuan advanced to the semifinals, where she was defeated by Korean
Lee Sung-jin 104–98, moving Yuan to the bronze medal match. In the final 12-arrow match, she lost by one point to 21st-ranked
Alison Williamson of
Great Britain, finishing just out of the medals at 4th place in women's individual archery. Yuan was also a member of the team that won the
bronze medal for Chinese Taipei in the women's team archery competition. ==2008 Summer Olympics==