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Li Xiaoxia
File:Li xiaoxia 2012.jpg
Personal information
Full nameLi Xiaoxia
Nationality China
Born (1988-01-16) January 16, 1988 (age 36)[1]
Anshan, Liaoning, China
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st)
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking1 (November 2008)[2]
ClubShandong Luneng Group
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Dortmund Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Rotterdam Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Yokohama Women's Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2008 Guangzhou Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Bremen Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Rotterdam Singles
Silver medal – second place 2010 Moscow Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Zagreb Singles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Zagreb Women's Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Yokohama Singles
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2011 Singapore Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Guangzhou Singles
Gold medal – first place 2008 Kuala Lumpur Singles

Template:Chinese name Li Xiaoxia (simplified Chinese: 李晓霞; traditional Chinese: 李曉霞; pinyin: Lǐ Xiǎoxiá; born January 16, 1988 in Anshan, Liaoning, China) is a Chinese table tennis professional.[1]

She trains in the Jiangsu Wuxi Shanhe Club in Wuxi, China. Her trainer is Li Sun, who is also the mentor of Olympic gold medal winner Zhang Yining. It is expected that Li Xiaoxia will become one of the most valuable players of Team China in the future.[who?]. As of April 2011, she occupies the top place on the ITTF women's world ranking.[2]

Career records

Singles (as of July 23, 2011)[3]

  • Olympic Games: winner (2012).
  • World Championships: runner-up (2007, 11); SF (2009).
  • World Cup appearances: 4. Record: winner (2008); runner-up (2011); 3rd (2009).
  • Pro Tour winner (7): China (Shenzhen) Open 2005; Qatar, German, Swedish Open 2007; Singapore, China (Shanghai) Open 2008; China Open 2010.
    Runner-up (5): Qatar Open 2006; Kuwait, Japan Open 2008; Slovenian, German Open 2011.
  • Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 3. Record: winner (2007); runner-up (2006).
  • Asian Games: winner (2010).
  • Asian Championships: runner-up (2007, 09).
  • Asian Cup: 2nd (2005).

Women's Doubles

  • World Championships: winner (2009, 11); runner-up (2007).
  • Pro Tour winner (16): China (Wuxi), Austrian Open 2004; Slovenian Open 2006; Croatian, Qatar, Kuwait, Japan, China (Nanjing), German Open 2007; China (Suzhou) Open 2009; China, Austrian Open 2010; Slovenian, Qatar, UAE, German Open 2011.
    Runner-up (12): Egypt, German, Dutch, Polish, Danish Open 2002; Croatian, China (Kunshan), China (Guangzhou) Open 2006; Slovenian Open 2007; Korea, China (Shanghai) Open 2008; English Open 2011.
  • Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 2. Record: winner (2007); SF (2006).
  • Asian Games: winner (2006, 10).
  • Asian Championships: winner (2007, 09).

Mixed Doubles

  • Asian Championships: winner (2009); SF (2005).

Team

  • World Championships: winner (2006, 08); runner-up (2010).
  • World Team Cup: 1st (2007, 09, 10).
  • Asian Games: 1st (2006, 10).
  • Asian Championships: 1st (2003, 07, 09).

References

  1. ^ a b "ITTF players' profiles". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
  2. ^ a b "ITTF world ranking". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
  3. ^ "ITTF Statistics". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2010-08-09.

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