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Yang Qian
Yang at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
ResidenceMelbourne, Australia (since 2017)
Born (1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 (age 28)
Qingjian County,[1] Shaanxi, China
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Weight50 kg (110 lb)[3]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class10
Highest ranking1 (October 2013)[4]
Current ranking3 (February 2020)
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Teams C6–10
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Singles C10
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles C10
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Teams C6–10
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Beijing Teams C9–10
Silver medal – second place 2014 Beijing Singles C10
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Singles C10
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Teams C6–10
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Singles C9–10
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Teams C9–10
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Amman Singles C10
Gold medal – first place 2009 Amman Teams C6–10
Gold medal – first place 2011 Hong Kong Teams C6–10
Gold medal – first place 2013 Beijing Singles C10
Gold medal – first place 2015 Amman Singles C9–10
Gold medal – first place 2015 Amman Teams C6–10
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Amman Open singles standing
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Hong Kong Singles C10
Yang Qian
Traditional Chinese楊倩
Simplified Chinese杨倩

Template:Chinese name Yang Qian (Chinese: 杨倩, born 17 June 1996[5]) is a Chinese table tennis player who has only a right arm. Yang has won four medals in two Paralympic Games.[6]

Yang's left arm was amputated following an accident when she was eight years old.[1] She first played the sport when she was five years old.[3]

Move to Australia

Yang moved to Melbourne,[2] Australia in 2017 or later.[4] She also registered with Table Tennis Australia, and competed in the Australian Open during the 2019 ITTF World Tour (with able-bodied athletes), losing her only singles match 1–4 to France's Audrey Zarif.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Wang Haiye (23 September 2016). "清涧姑娘杨倩在里约残奥会上斩获两银". Yulin Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Yang Qian Profile". ITTF. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Yang Qian". International Paralympic Committee.
  4. ^ a b "Yang Qian Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Yang Qian". 2016 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Qian Yang". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Yang Qian". ITTF. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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