Zhao Shuai (Chinese: 赵帅, born 28 November 1994[4]) is a Chinese para table tennis player. He won the C8 singles at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, and defended his title four years later at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics he won two gold medals.[5]
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| Born | November 28, 1994 Yu County, Hebei,[1] China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Table tennis career  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Right-handed shakehand grip | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 1 (July 2012)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 2 (February 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Traditional Chinese | 趙帥 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 赵帅 | ||||||
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Personal life edit
Zhao's left arm was amputated when he was four years old, following a car accident.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Tan Di; Liu Yang (19 September 2012). "伦敦残奥会冠军赵帅凯旋 心有多大舞台就有多大". Xinhua (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Zhao Shuai Profile". ITTF. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Zhao Shuai Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Zhao Shuai – Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Shuai Zhao". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
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