Xue Juan (table tennis)
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| Born | October 20, 1989 Pizhou, Jiangsu, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Table tennis career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Right-handed shakehand grip | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 1 (November 2018)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 2 (February 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Xue Juan (Chinese: 薛娟; pinyin: Xuē Juān, born 20 October 1989[4]) is a Chinese para table tennis player. She won two gold medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Like many of her teammates, Xue was a polio survivor from Pizhou who attended New Hope Center as a child. That's where coach Heng Xin developed her into a star.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Xue Juan Profile". ITTF. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Xue Juan". IPC.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.[dead link]
- ^ "Xue Juan Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Xue Juan – Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Juan Xue". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Xue Juan at ITTF Para Table Tennis
- Xue Juan at the International Paralympic Committee
- Xue Juan at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
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