Xue Juan (table tennis)

Xue Juan
Born (1989-10-20) October 20, 1989
Pizhou, Jiangsu, China
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight48 kg (106 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class3
Highest ranking1 (November 2018)[3]
Current ranking2 (February 2020)
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles C3
2016 Rio de Janeiro Teams C1–3
2020 Tokyo Singles C3
2020 Tokyo Teams C1-3
2024 Paris Doubles WD5
2024 Paris Singles C3
World Championships
2014 Beijing Teams C1–3
2018 Laško Singles C3
2014 Beijing Singles C3
Asian Para Games
2014 Incheon Teams C1–3
2018 Jakarta Singles C1–3
2014 Incheon Singles C3
2018 Jakarta Teams C2–5
2022 Hangzhou Singles C3
Asian Championships
2013 Beijing Teams C1–3
2015 Amman Teams C1–3
2017 Beijing Singles C1–3
2017 Beijing Teams C1–3
2013 Beijing Singles C3
2015 Amman Singles C3
2019 Taichung Singles C3
In this Chinese name, the family name is Xue.

Xue Juan (Chinese: 薛娟; pinyin: Xuē Juān, born 20 October 1989[4]) is a Chinese para table tennis player. She won two gold medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[5]

Personal life

Like many of her teammates, Xue was a polio survivor from Pizhou who attended New Hope Center as a child. That's where coach Heng Xin developed her into a star.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Xue Juan Profile". ITTF. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Xue Juan". IPC.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Xue Juan Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Xue Juan – Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Juan Xue". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  6. ^ 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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