Yang Qian (table tennis)

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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 eight medals - four gold and four silver at Paralympic Games.[6] In representing Australia, at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, she won a gold and silver medal and at the 2024 Paris Paralympics two gold medals.

Born (1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 (age 30)
Qingjian County,[1] Shaanxi, China
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Weight50 kg (110 lb)[3]
SportTable tennis
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Yang Qian OAM
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Born (1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 (age 30)
Qingjian County,[1] Shaanxi, China
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Weight50 kg (110 lb)[3]
Sport
SportTable tennis
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 place2020 TokyoSingles C10
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisSingles C10
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisDoubles WD20
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTeam Class 9-10
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BirminghamSingles C6-10
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonTeams C6–10
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonSingles C10
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroSingles C10
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeams C6–10
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 BeijingTeams C9–10
Gold medal – first place2022 AndaluciaSingles C10
Gold medal – first place2022 AndaluciaWomen's Doubles 20
Silver medal – second place2014 BeijingSingles C10
Silver medal – second place2022 AndaluciaMixed Doubles 20
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place2010 GuangzhouSingles C10
Gold medal – first place2010 GuangzhouTeams C6–10
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonSingles C9–10
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonTeams C9–10
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 AmmanSingles C10
Gold medal – first place2009 AmmanTeams C6–10
Gold medal – first place2011 Hong KongTeams C6–10
Gold medal – first place2013 BeijingSingles C10
Gold medal – first place2015 AmmanSingles C9–10
Gold medal – first place2015 AmmanTeams C6–10
Bronze medal – third place2009 AmmanOpen singles standing
Bronze medal – third place2011 Hong KongSingles C10
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TraditionalChinese楊倩
SimplifiedChinese杨倩
Hanyu PinyinYáng Qiàn
Hanyu PinyinYáng Qiàn
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Yang Qian
Traditional Chinese楊倩
Simplified Chinese杨倩
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYáng Qiàn
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Table tennis

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]

At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, she won two gold medals - Women's Singles 10 and Women's Doubles 20 with Lei Lina.

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