Fan Lei (table tennis)

Fan Lei (Chinese: 范蕾; pinyin: Fàn Lěi, born 28 May 1983[4]) is a Chinese retired para table tennis player. She has won four medals in two Paralympic Games (2008 and 2012).[5]

Fan Lei
Fan in 2011
Personal information
Born (1983-05-28) 28 May 1983
Huixian,[1] Henan, China
Playing styleRight-handed penhold
Disability class10
Highest ranking1 (October 2007)[2]

Fan began playing at age 6, before her disability. In 1999, on her way home from a table tennis tournament, she was hit by a car and had a fractured right femoral head and avascular necrosis, which resulted in unequal leg length.[1]

References

  1. Fang Zhou (11 September 2008). "范蕾:厄运难阻乒乓梦 和父亲一起做生命的强者". Henan Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. "Fan Lei Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  3. "Fan Lei Profile". ITTF. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  4. "Lei Fan". 2012 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  5. "Lei Fan". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 3 February 2020.


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