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Cao Ningning

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cao.

Cao Ningning (Chinese: 曹宁宁, born November 20, 1987[5]) is a Chinese para table tennis player. He won a gold and a silver at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[6][2]

Cao Ningning
Cao at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born (1987-11-20) November 20, 1987 (age 36)
Pizhou, Jiangsu, China[1]
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Weight55 kg (121 lb)[3]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class5 (formerly 4)
Highest ranking1 (January 2012)[4]
Current ranking2 (February 2020)
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles C5
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Teams C4–5
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Singles C5
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Beijing Teams C5
Silver medal – second place 2018 Lasko Singles C5
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Singles C4
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Teams C5
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Singles C5
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Teams C4–5
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Teams C4–5
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Singles C5
FESPIC Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Kuala Lumpur Singles C4
Silver medal – second place 2006 Kuala Lumpur Teams C5
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Seoul Open singles in wheelchair
Gold medal – first place 2007 Seoul Teams C5
Gold medal – first place 2011 Hong Kong Singles C5
Gold medal – first place 2013 Beijing Singles C5
Gold medal – first place 2013 Beijing Teams C5
Gold medal – first place 2015 Amman Singles C5
Gold medal – first place 2015 Amman Teams C5
Gold medal – first place 2017 Beijing Teams C5
Gold medal – first place 2019 Taichung Singles C5
Silver medal – second place 2007 Seoul Singles C4-5
Silver medal – second place 2011 Hong Kong Teams C5
Silver medal – second place 2017 Beijing Singles C5
Silver medal – second place 2019 Taichung Teams C5
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Kuala Lumpur Open singles standing
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Kuala Lumpur Teams C5
FESPIC Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Shanghai Teams C5
Cao Ningning
Traditional Chinese曹寧寧
Simplified Chinese曹宁宁

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

Personal life edit

Cao Ningning is married to South Korean para table tennis player Moon Sung Hye. They met for the first time in 2007, and fell in love in 2011.[8] The couple wed in 2013 and have 3 daughters together.[9]

References edit

  1. ^ Marshall, Ian (27 August 2017). "Prominent names make intentions clear". ITTF.com. International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Cao Ningning - profile". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Cao Ningning". ipc.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Cao Ningning - ranking history". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  5. ^ "CAO Ningning - 2016 Summer Paralympics". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Ningning Cao". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  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.
  8. ^ "장애도 국경도 나이차도 넘은 '핑퐁사랑'". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 9 September 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  9. ^ "曹宁宁：乒乓球改变了我的人生". People's Daily (in Chinese). 8 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2019.

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