Lin Yen-hung

Lin Yen-hung (Chinese: 林晏弘, born 5 March 1958^[5][6]) is a Taiwanese para table tennis player. He won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, and another silver at the 2016 Summer Paralympics at age 58.

Born (1958-03-05) 5 March 1958 (age 68)

Yunlin County,^[1] Taiwan

Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)^[2]

Weight60 kg (132 lb)^[3]

SportTable tennis

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Lin Yen-hung

Lin at the 2010 World Para Table Tennis Championships
Personal information
Born	(1958-03-05) 5 March 1958 (age 68) Yunlin County,[1] Taiwan
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)[3]
Sport
Sport	Table tennis
Playing style	Right-handed penhold
Disability class	5
Highest ranking	3 (December 2013)[4]
Current ranking	17 (February 2020)
Medal record Men's para table tennis Representing  Chinese Taipei Paralympic Games 2000 Sydney Teams C5 2016 Rio de Janeiro Teams C4–5 World Championships 2017 Bratislava Teams C5 2002 Taipei Singles C5 2006 Montreux Teams C5 1998 Paris Teams C5 Asian Para Games 2010 Guangzhou Teams C4–5 2014 Incheon Singles C5 2014 Incheon Teams C5 2018 Jakarta Singles C5 2018 Jakarta Teams C4–5 FESPIC Games 1999 Bangkok Open singles in wheelchair 1999 Bangkok Singles C5 1999 Bangkok Teams C5 2002 Busan Teams C5 2002 Busan Singles C5 2006 Kuala Lumpur Teams C5 Asian Championships 2005 Kuala Lumpur Teams C5 2005 Kuala Lumpur Open singles standing 2005 Kuala Lumpur Singles C5 2007 Seoul Teams C5 2009 Amman Singles C5 2013 Beijing Singles C5 2013 Beijing Teams C5 2015 Amman Singles C5 2015 Amman Teams C5 2019 Taichung Teams C5 FESPIC Championships 1999 Taipei Teams C5 2003 Shanghai Singles C5 1997 Hong Kong Singles C5 1999 Taipei Singles C5 1999 Taipei Doubles C1–5 2001 Osaka Singles C5 2001 Osaka Teams C5 2003 Shanghai Teams C5 1997 Hong Kong Open singles in wheelchair

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He contracted polio when he was a child.^[7] He began playing table tennis in 1975.^[3]