Mao Jingdian (Chinese: 茅经典, born 27 February 1995[4]) is a Chinese para table tennis player.
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| Born | 27 February 1995 Taixing, Jiangsu, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing style | Right-handed shakehand grip | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 1 (April 2015)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Traditional Chinese | 茅經典 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 茅经典 | ||||||
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Career edit
She won the gold medal in the women's individual C8 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and the same event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[5][6][1] She also represented China at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan and won the gold medal in the women's individual C8 event.[7]
She has won numerous titles at the Asia and Oceania Championships (in 2009 and 2011), Asian Para Games (in 2010, 2014 and 2018) and the Asian Championships (in 2017 and 2019).
Personal life edit
Mao was a table tennis prodigy before her disability. She represented her home province Jiangsu in national competitions in 2005, when she was 10 years old. However, later that year, an injury and a misdiagnosis caused a dislocated hip, which forced her retirement. She began playing seriously again after meeting para table tennis coach Yuan Feng in 2009.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b "Mao Jingdian - profile". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Mao Jingdian". ipc.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.[dead link]
- ^ "Mao Jingdian - ranking history". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Mao Jingdian - 2016 Summer Paralympics". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Rio 2016 Results". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Mao Jingdian". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "Table Tennis Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ Guo Liwei (10 May 2017). "残奥会冠军将来最想做公益". Qilu Evening News (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 January 2020.
External links edit
- Mao Jingdian at ITTF Para Table Tennis
- Mao Jingdian at the International Paralympic Committee
- Mao Jingdian at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
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