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Yang Qian (table tennis)

Yang Qian OAM (Chinese: 杨倩; Chinese: 楊倩; pinyin: Yáng Qiàn, born 17 June 1996[5]) is a Chinese-Australian table tennis player who has only a right arm. Yang has won six medals - two gold and four silver in three Paralympic Games.[6] At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, she won a gold and silver medal representing Australia and has been selected for 2024 Paris Paralympics.

Yang Qian OAM
Personal information
ResidenceMelbourne, Australia (since 2017)
Born (1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 (age 28)
Qingjian County,[1] Shaanxi, China
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Weight50 kg (110 lb)[3]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class10
Highest ranking1 (October 2013)[4]
Current ranking3 (February 2020)
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Singles C10
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team Class 9-10
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Singles C6-10
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Teams C6–10
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Singles C10
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles C10
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Teams C6–10
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Beijing Teams C9–10
Silver medal – second place 2014 Beijing Singles C10
Gold medal – first place 2022 Andalucia Singles C10
Gold medal – first place 2022 Andalucia Women's Doubles 20
Silver medal – second place 2022 Andalucia Mixed Doubles 20
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Singles C10
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Teams C6–10
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Singles C9–10
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Teams C9–10
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Amman Singles C10
Gold medal – first place 2009 Amman Teams C6–10
Gold medal – first place 2011 Hong Kong Teams C6–10
Gold medal – first place 2013 Beijing Singles C10
Gold medal – first place 2015 Amman Singles C9–10
Gold medal – first place 2015 Amman Teams C6–10
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Amman Open singles standing
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Hong Kong Singles C10
Yang Qian
Traditional Chinese楊倩
Simplified Chinese杨倩
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYáng Qiàn
In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.

Table tennis

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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.[3] Yang moved to Melbourne,[2] Australia in 2017 or later.[4] 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]

In 2020, Yang represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics where she won the gold medal in the Women's Singles C10 and the silver medal in the Women's Team C9-10 .[8]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, she won the gold medal in the Women's singles C6–10.[9]

Recognition

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  • 2022 - Member of the Australian Table Table Tennis Team (Class 9–10) that was awarded 2020 Paralympics Australia Team of the Year.[10]
  • 2022 – Medal of the Order of Australia for service to sport as a gold medallist at the Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020 [11]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "Yang Qian - profile". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Yang Qian". ipc.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee.[dead link]
  4. ^ a b "Yang Qian - ranking history". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Yang Qian - 2016 Summer Paralympics". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Qian Yang". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Yang Qian". ITTF.com. International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Para-Table Tennis Squad's Tokyo Build-Up A 'Brilliant Example Of Teamwork'". Paralympic.org.au. Paralympics Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  9. ^ "2022 Commonwealth Games Results". Commonwealth Games Australia. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  10. ^ "De Rozario And Tudhope Earn Top Honours at Paralympics Australia Awards". Paralympics Australia. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Australia Day 2022 Honours List" (PDF). Governor-General of Australia. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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