Yang Qian
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]
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| Residence | Melbourne, Australia (since 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 June 1996 Qingjian County,[1] Shaanxi, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Right-handed shakehand grip | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 1 (October 2013)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 3 (February 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb)[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Traditional Chinese | 楊倩 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨倩 | ||||||
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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.[4]
Move to Australia
Yang 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 1–4 to France's Audrey Zarif.[7]
References
- 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.
- "Yang Qian Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- "Yang Qian Profile". ITTF. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- "Yang Qian". International Paralympic Committee.
- "Yang Qian". 2016 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- "Qian Yang". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- "Yang Qian". ITTF. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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