María Xiao

María Xiao Yao[2] (born 19 May 1994 in Barcelona) is a Portuguese-Spanish table tennis player. Born in Barcelona to Chinese parents and raised in Madeira,[3] she represented Portugal before 2012 and Spain afterwards.[4] She was Portugal's reserve player for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5]

María Xiao
Full nameMaría Xiao Yao
NationalityPortuguese (before 2012)
Spanish (after 2012)
Born (1994-05-19) 19 May 1994
Barcelona, Spain
Playing styleLeft-handed shakehand grip
Highest ranking54 (November 2018)[1]
Current ranking68 (December 2019)[1]
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Weight72 kg (159 lb)[2]
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Mediterranean Games
2018 Tarragona Team
María Xiao
Traditional Chinese肖瑤茜
Simplified Chinese肖瑶茜
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Xiao and the second or maternal family name is Yao.

References
  1. "Player profile - XIAO Maria". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  2. "Xiao Yao Maria". 2019 European Games. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  3. "Player Profile - María Xiao". Real Federación Española de Tenis de Mesa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  4. "Maria Xiao deixa de representar Portugal". Record (in Portuguese). 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  5. "Maria Xiao". Olympics. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
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