Xiong Guiyan (Chinese: 熊桂艳, born 6 March 1976[4]) is a Chinese para table tennis player. She won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[5] She also won the silver medal in the women's individual C9 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
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| Born | March 6, 1976 Yichun, Heilongjiang, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Table tennis career  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Right-handed penhold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 1 (October 2017)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Traditional Chinese | 熊桂艷 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 熊桂艳 | ||||||
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Personal life edit
Before she became disabled, Xiong was a table tennis prodigy. She represented her home province Heilongjiang in national competitions when she was 13. However, she was soon diagnosed with Garre's sclerosing osteomyelitis, and the pain forced her to retire in 1997, after the National Games. She got married and moved to Jiangmen, and did not play the sport seriously again until she was 37.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Xiong Guiyan Profile". ITTF. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Xiong Guiyan". IPC.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.[dead link]
- ^ "Xiong Guiyan Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Xiong Guiyan – Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Guiyan Xiong". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "熊桂艳家庭". Qq.com (in Chinese). 30 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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