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Guo Xingyuan
Guo at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born (1988-10-20) October 20, 1988 (age 35)
Pizhou, Jiangsu, China[1]
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight64 kg (141 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-handed shakehand grip
Disability class4
Highest ranking2 (July 2011)[3]
Current ranking11 (February 2020)
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Teams C4–5
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Teams C4–5
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles C4
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Montreux Teams C4
Gold medal – first place 2010 Gwangju Singles C4
Gold medal – first place 2014 Beijing Teams C5
Silver medal – second place 2010 Gwangju Open singles in wheelchair
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Montreux Singles C4
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Teams C5
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Teams C4–5
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Kuala Lumpur Singles C4
Gold medal – first place 2007 Seoul Teams C4
Gold medal – first place 2009 Amman Teams C4
Silver medal – second place 2005 Kuala Lumpur Teams C4
Silver medal – second place 2011 Hong Kong Teams C4
Silver medal – second place 2013 Beijing Teams C4
Silver medal – second place 2017 Beijing Teams C4
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Seoul Open singles in wheelchair
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Amman Singles C4
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Beijing Singles C4
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Amman Singles C4
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Beijing Singles C4
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Taichung Teams C4
FESPIC Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Shanghai Singles C4
Silver medal – second place 2003 Shanghai Teams C4
Guo Xingyuan
Traditional Chinese郭興元
Simplified Chinese郭兴元

Template:Chinese name Guo Xingyuan (Chinese: 郭兴元, born 20 October 1988[4]) is a Chinese para table tennis player. He has won one gold medal and two silver medals from three Paralympic Games (2008, 2012, and 2016).[5]

Like many of his teammates, Guo was a polio victim from Pizhou who attended New Hope Center as a child. That's where coach Heng Xin developed him into a star.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Guo Xingyuan Profile". ITTF. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  2. ^ "Guo Xingyuan". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Guo Xingyuan Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  4. ^ "Guo Xingyuan". 2016 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  5. ^ "Xingyuan Guo". Paralympic Games. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  6. ^ Gan Hansheng (14 October 2016). "给梦插上翅膀——记国家残疾人乒乓球队教练衡新". China Internet Information Center (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 January 2020.


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