Liu Jing (table tennis)

Liu Jing (Chinese: 刘静, born 25 July 1988[4]) is a Chinese para table tennis player. She has won multiple gold medals in most para table tennis world championship tournaments. She has played with Li Qian and Xue Juan in the team events internationally. She has won eight gold medals at the Summer Paralympics.[1]

Liu Jing
Personal information
Born (1988-07-25) July 25, 1988 (age 35)
Pizhou,[1] Jiangsu, China
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight46 kg (101 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-handed shakehand grip
Disability class2 (formerly 1)
Highest ranking1 (October 2008)[3]
Current ranking2 (February 2020)
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingSingles C1–2
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingTeams C1–3
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonSingles C1–2
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonTeams C1–3
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroSingles C1–2
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeams C1–3
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoSingles C1–2
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeams C1-3
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 MontreuxTeams C1–3
Gold medal – first place2010 GwangjuSingles C1–2
Gold medal – first place2010 GwangjuTeams C1–3
Gold medal – first place2014 BeijingSingles C1–2
Gold medal – first place2014 BeijingTeams C1–3
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place2010 GuangzhouTeams C1–3
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonSingles C1–2
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonTeams C1–3
Silver medal – second place2010 GuangzhouSingles C1–3
Silver medal – second place2022 HangzhouSingles C1–2
FESPIC Games
Gold medal – first place2006 Kuala LumpurSingles C1–2
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2005 Kuala LumpurSingle C1–3
Gold medal – first place2007 SeoulSingles C1–2
Gold medal – first place2007 SeoulTeams C1–3
Gold medal – first place2009 AmmanSingles C1–2
Gold medal – first place2009 AmmanTeams C1–3
Gold medal – first place2011 Hong KongSingles C1–2
Gold medal – first place2013 BeijingSingles C1–2
Gold medal – first place2013 BeijingTeams C1–3
Gold medal – first place2015 AmmanTeams C1–3
Gold medal – first place2019 TaichungSingles C1–2
Silver medal – second place2015 AmmanSingles C1–2
Liu Jing
Traditional Chinese劉靜
Simplified Chinese

Career

She has won the ITTF Star Award in 2016 after successfully retaining her Paralympic table tennis titles in Rio de Janeiro.[5][6]

Personal life

Like many of her teammates, Liu was a polio victim from Pizhou who attended New Hope Center as a child. That's where coach Heng Xin developed her into a star.[7]

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