Ma Lin (Paralympian)

Ma Lin (Chinese: 马麟, born December 25, 1989) is a Chinese table tennis player who has only a left arm. Ma has won five Paralympic medals, four gold, in three Summer Paralympic Games, five world titles and eleven Asian titles in his sport.[1] He was named the 2013 Para-Male Table Tennis Star during the ITTF Star Awards in January 2014.[4]

Ma Lin
Ma at the 2010 World Para Table Tennis Championships
Personal information
Residence	Melbourne, Australia (since 2017)
Born	25 December 1989 Mudanjiang,[1] Heilongjiang, China
Playing style	Left-handed shakehand grip
Disability class	9
Highest ranking	1 (April 2007)[2]
Current ranking	6 (February 2020)
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)[3]
Medal record Men's para table tennis Representing  China Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing Teams C9–10 2012 London Singles C9 2012 London Teams C9–10 2016 Rio de Janeiro Teams C9–10 2008 Beijing Singles C9–10 World Championships 2006 Montreux Singles C9 2006 Montreux Teams C9 2010 Gwangju Singles C9 2010 Gwangju Teams C9–10 2014 Beijing Singles C9 2010 Gwangju Open singles standing 2014 Beijing Teams C9–10 Asian Para Games 2010 Guangzhou Singles C9 2010 Guangzhou Teams C9–10 2014 Incheon Singles C9 2014 Incheon Teams C9–10 FESPIC Games 2006 Kuala Lumpur Singles C9 2006 Kuala Lumpur Teams C9 2006 Kuala Lumpur Open singles standing Asian Championships 2005 Kuala Lumpur Singles C9 2005 Kuala Lumpur Teams C9 2007 Seoul Teams C9 2009 Amman Teams C9 2009 Amman Open singles standing 2011 Hong Kong Singles C9 2011 Hong Kong Teams C9 2013 Beijing Singles C9 2013 Beijing Teams C9 2015 Amman Singles C9 2015 Amman Teams C9 2007 Seoul Singles C9–10 2007 Seoul Open singles standing 2009 Amman Singles C9 FESPIC Championships 2003 Shanghai Open singles standing 2003 Shanghai Teams C9

Ma Lin
Traditional Chinese	馬麟
Simplified Chinese	马麟
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mǎ Lín

Ma lost his right arm at age 5, after he went to the zoo with other children and stuck his arm in a cage to feed a bear.[3][5] He sustained a knee injury in the 2014 World Para Table Tennis Championships in Beijing.[6]

Move to Australia

Ma moved to Melbourne,[1] Australia in 2017 or later.[2] He also registered with Table Tennis Australia, and competed in the Australian Open during the 2019 ITTF World Tour (with able-bodied athletes), losing his only match 0–4 to Thailand's Supanut Wisutmaythangkoon.[7]

References

1. "Ma Lin Profile". ITTF. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
2. "Ma Lin Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
3. "Ma Lin". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
4. "Paralympians honoured at ITTF's Star Awards". International Paralympic Committee. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
5. Lin Benjian; Zhao Baotong (17 September 2008). "马麟向马琳看齐". Yangcheng Evening News (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
6. "Ma Lin targets table tennis trifecta". International Paralympic Committee. 7 September 2016.
7. "Ma Lin". ITTF. Retrieved 1 February 2020.