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Wei Mei-hui

Wei Mei-hui (Chinese: 魏美惠; pinyin: Wèi Měihuì, born 18 August 1963[4]) is a Taiwanese retired para table tennis player. She has won three medals from the 2000 Summer Paralympics and 2004 Summer Paralympics.[5][6]

Wei Mei-hui
Wei at the 2006 World Para Table Tennis Championships
Personal information
Born (1963-08-18) 18 August 1963 (age 60)
Taichung,[1] Taiwan
Height153 cm (5 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight49 kg (108 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class5
Highest ranking1 (January 2006)[3]
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Teams C4–5
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Teams C4–5
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Singles C5
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Taipei Teams C5
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Montreux Singles C5
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Montreux Teams C5
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Teams C4–5
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Teams C4–5
FESPIC Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Bangkok Singles C5
Silver medal – second place 1999 Bangkok Teams C3–5
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan Singles C5
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan Teams C5
Silver medal – second place 2006 Kuala Lumpur Singles C5
Silver medal – second place 2006 Kuala Lumpur Teams C4–5
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Kuala Lumpur Teams C5
Silver medal – second place 2007 Seoul Teams C4–5
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Beijing Teams C4–5
FESPIC Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Taipei Singles C5
Gold medal – first place 1999 Taipei Doubles C1–5
Gold medal – first place 1999 Taipei Teams C5
Silver medal – second place 2001 Osaka Teams C5
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Hong Kong Singles C5
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Taipei Open singles in wheelchair
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Osaka Singles C5
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Shanghai Singles C4–5
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Shanghai Open singles in wheelchair
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wei.

Wei is a polio survivor. She has a twin sister who is not disabled.[7] She began playing table tennis in 1990.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Wei Mei-hui - profile". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Wei Mei Hui". ipc.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Wei Mei-hui - ranking history". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Wei Mei-Hui - 2016 Summer Paralympics". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Mei Hui Wei". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Mei-Hui Wei". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  7. ^ Lu Jinzu (6 September 2010). "半身癱了 搖滾輪椅舞動生命". China Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 17 January 2020.

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