Lei Lina

Lei Lina (Chinese: 雷丽娜, born 19 February 1988[5]) is a Chinese table tennis player who has a leg length difference of 6 cm.[1] Lei has won eight medals in four Paralympic Games, including five gold medals.[6]

Lei Lina
Personal information
ResidenceMelbourne, Australia (since 2017)
Born (1988-02-19) 19 February 1988
Lanzhou,[1] Gansu, China
Playing styleLeft-handed shakehand grip
Disability class9
Highest ranking1 (October 2004)[2]
Current ranking4 (February 2020)
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[3]
Weight58 kg (128 lb)[4]
Lei Lina
Traditional Chinese雷麗娜
Simplified Chinese雷丽娜
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lei.

She began playing at age 7. She attended Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology.[4]

Move to Australia

Lei moved to Melbourne,[3] Australia in 2017 or later.[2] 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 0–4 to South Korea's Shin Yu-bin.[7]

References
  1. "2012中国大学生年度人物候选人雷丽娜事迹". People's Daily (in Chinese). 11 April 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. "Lei Li Na Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. "Lei Li Na Profile". ITTF. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. "Lei Lina". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  5. "Lei Lina". 2016 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  6. "Lina Lei". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  7. "Lei Lina". ITTF. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
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