Liu Jing (table tennis)

Liu Jing (Chinese: 刘静, born 25 July 1988[4]) is a Chinese para table tennis player. She has won multiple gold medals in most para table tennis world championship tournaments. She has played with Li Qian and Xue Juan in the team events internationally.[1]

Liu Jing
Personal information
Born (1988-07-25) July 25, 1988
Pizhou,[1] Jiangsu, China
Playing styleLeft-handed shakehand grip
Disability class2 (formerly 1)
Highest ranking1 (October 2008)[2]
Current ranking2 (February 2020)
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight46 kg (101 lb)[3]
Liu Jing
Traditional Chinese劉靜
Simplified Chinese

She has won the ITTF Star Award in 2016 after successfully retaining her Paralympic table tennis titles in Rio de Janeiro.[5][6]

Like many of her teammates, Liu was a polio victim from Pizhou who attended New Hope Center as a child. That's where coach Heng Xin developed her into a star.[7]

References

  1. "IPTTF Profile - Liu Jing". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 16 March 2019.
  2. "Liu Jing Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. "Liu Jing". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. "Liu Jing". 2016 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  5. "ITTF Star Awards Qatar 2016". International Table Tennis Federation. 16 March 2019.
  6. "Liu Jing ready to face rival Seo Su Yeon for table tennis gold". International Paralympic Committee. 17 October 2014.
  7. Gan Hansheng (14 October 2016). "给梦插上翅膀——记国家残疾人乒乓球队教练衡新". China Internet Information Center (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 January 2020.
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