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Johenny Valdez

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Johenny Valdez
Full nameJohenny Valdez Reyes
Nationality Dominican Republic
Born (1986-12-12) 12 December 1986 (age 37)
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed, classic[1]
Highest ranking502 (January 2012)[2]
Current ranking542 (February 2013)[2]
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing the  Dominican Republic
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team

Johenny Valdez Reyes (born 12 December 1986) is a Dominican table tennis player.[3] She won a gold medal in the women's team event at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.[4] As of February 2013, Valdez is ranked no. 542 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).[2] She is also right-handed, and uses the classic grip.[1]

Valdez qualified for the inaugural women's team event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by receiving a continental spot for the Americas under the ITTF's Computer Team Ranking List.[5] Playing with Chinese emigrants Lian Qian and Wu Xue, Valdez placed fourth in the preliminary pool round, against China, Austria, and Croatia, with a total of three points and three straight losses.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "ITTF World Player Profile – Johenny Valdez". ITTF. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "ITTF World Ranking – Johenny Valdez". ITTF. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joenny Valdez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2013. Full name: Joenny Valdez Reyes
  4. ^ "Tenis de mesa y taekwondo aportan al medallero RD" [Table tennis and taekwondo contributed to Dominican Republic] (in Spanish). Dominicanos Hoy. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Teams Qualified for the Olympic Games" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Women's Team Group A (CHN–DOM)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Women's Team Group A (CRO–DOM)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
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