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
Lei at the 2006 World Para Table Tennis Championships
Personal information
Residence	Melbourne, Australia (since 2017)
Born	19 February 1988 Lanzhou,[1] Gansu, China
Playing style	Left-handed shakehand grip
Disability class	9
Highest ranking	1 (October 2004)[2]
Current ranking	4 (February 2020)
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[3]
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)[4]
Medal record Women's para table tennis Representing  China Paralympic Games 2004 Athens Teams C6–10 2008 Beijing Singles C9 2008 Beijing Teams C6–10 2012 London Singles C9 2012 London Teams C6–10 2004 Athens Singles C9 2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles C9 2016 Rio de Janeiro Teams C6–10 World Championships 2002 Taipei Open singles standing 2002 Taipei Teams C6–9 2006 Montreux Singles C9 2006 Montreux Teams C9–10 2014 Beijing Singles C9 2014 Beijing Teams C9–10 Asian Para Games 2014 Incheon Teams C9–10 2014 Incheon Singles C9–10 FESPIC Games 2002 Busan Singles C7–10 2002 Busan Open singles standing 2006 Kuala Lumpur Singles C9–10 2006 Kuala Lumpur Open singles standing Asian Championships 2005 Kuala Lumpur Open singles standing 2007 Seoul Singles C9 2011 Hong Kong Singles C9 2015 Amman Teams C6–10 2005 Kuala Lumpur Singles C9–10 2007 Seoul Open singles standing 2013 Beijing Singles C9 FESPIC Championships 2001 Osaka Singles C6–10 2001 Osaka Teams C6–10 2003 Shanghai Open singles standing 2001 Osaka Open singles standing 2003 Shanghai Singles C8–10

Lei Lina
Traditional Chinese	雷麗娜
Simplified Chinese	雷丽娜
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Léi Lìnà

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.