Yan Shuo

Yan Shuo (Chinese: 闫硕, born 26 July 1995[4]) is a Chinese para table tennis player. He took a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the men's C7 event.[5]

Yan Shuo
Born	July 26, 1995 Pizhou,[1] Jiangsu, China
Playing style	Left-handed shakehand grip[1]
Disability class	7
Highest ranking	1 (September 2018)[2]
Current ranking	2 (February 2020)
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)[3]
Medal record Men's para table tennis Representing  China Paralympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles C7 World Championships 2018 Lasko Singles C7 Asian Para Games 2014 Incheon Teams C6–7 2018 Jakarta Singles C7 2018 Jakarta Teams C6–7 2014 Incheon Singles C7 Asian Championships 2015 Amman Singles C7 2015 Amman Teams C6–7 2017 Beijing Singles C7 2017 Beijing Teams C6–7 2019 Taichung Singles C7 2019 Taichung Teams C6–7

Yan Shuo
Traditional Chinese	閆碩
Simplified Chinese	闫硕
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yán Shuò

He lost most of his right leg when he was six years old, following a car accident.[6] Like many of his teammates, Yan attended New Hope Center and trained under coach Heng Xin.[7]

References

1. "Yan Shuo Profile". ITTF. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
2. "Yan Shuo Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
3. "Yan Shuo". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
4. "Yan Shuo". 2016 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
5. "Shuo Yan". Paralympic Games. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
6. Shan Lei; Yu Qianliang (8 October 2018). "亚残运会男子乒乓球TT7级别单打冠军闫硕：热爱支撑梦想". Xinhua (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 January 2020.
7. Gan Hansheng (14 October 2016). "给梦插上翅膀——记国家残疾人乒乓球队教练衡新". China Internet Information Center (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 January 2020.