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]

Yang Qian
Personal information
ResidenceMelbourne, Australia (since 2017)
Born (1996-06-17) 17 June 1996
Qingjian County,[1] Shaanxi, China
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class10
Highest ranking1 (October 2013)[2]
Current ranking3 (February 2020)
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[3]
Weight50 kg (110 lb)[4]
Yang Qian
Traditional Chinese楊倩
Simplified Chinese

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

  1. 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.
  2. "Yang Qian Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. "Yang Qian Profile". ITTF. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. "Yang Qian". International Paralympic Committee.
  5. "Yang Qian". 2016 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  6. "Qian Yang". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  7. "Yang Qian". ITTF. Retrieved 1 February 2020.


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