Cheng Ming-chih

Cheng Ming-Chih
Cheng at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born (1979-08-08) 8 August 1979
Tainan, Taiwan[1]
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Weight68 kg (150 lb)[3]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class5
Highest ranking1 (April 2020)[4]
Current ranking1 (April 2020)
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Paralympic Games
2024 Paris Singles C5
2016 Rio de Janeiro Teams C4–5
World Championships
2017 Bratislava Teams C5
2018 Laško Singles C5
Asian Para Games
2018 Jakarta Singles C5
2014 Incheon Singles C5
2014 Incheon Teams C5
2018 Jakarta Teams C4–5
2022 Hangzhou Singles C5
Asian Championships
2015 Amman Singles C5
2019 Taichung Singles C5
2015 Amman Teams C5
2019 Taichung Teams C5
Cheng Ming-chih
Traditional Chinese程銘志
Simplified Chinese程铭志
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChéng Míngzhì
Wade–GilesCh'êng2 Ming2-chih4
In this Chinese name, the family name is Cheng.

Cheng Ming-chih (Chinese: 程銘志, born 8 August 1979) is a Taiwanese para table tennis player. He won a silver medal at the 2016 Paralympics and again at the 2024 Paralympics.[5]

Personal life

He lost his left leg when he was 32, following an accident involving a drunk driver.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Cheng Chin-yao (2019-01-13). "【時光機】舊照裡的桌球神童 沒想到自己斷腿才成為世界亞軍". Mirror Media (in Chinese). Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  2. ^ "IPTTF Profile - Cheng Ming Chih". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 10 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Cheng Ming Chih". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. ^ "ITTF Para Table Tennis Ranking Lists - Men class 5 as of 2020-04-01".
  5. ^ "Cheng Ming-Chih". Paralympic Games. Retrieved 2019-12-03.


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