Minnie Soo
Minnie Soo Wai Yam (Chinese: 蘇慧音, born 13 April 1998) is a Hong Kong table tennis player. In 2018, she won bronze in the women’s team event at the World Championship and the Asian Games. Later at the 2020 Summer Olympics, she also won a bronze medal in the women’s team event with Doo Hoi Kem and Lee Ho Ching.[3]
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 Soo at the 2017 Asian Table Tennis Championships | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Minnie Soo Wai Yam |
| Born | 13 April 1998[1] Hong Kong[1] |
| Playing style | Right-handed shakehand grip[1] |
| Highest ranking | 25 (February 2018)[2] |
| Current ranking | 28 (January 2020) |
| Club | Nippon Paint Mallets |
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
Medal record | |
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Early years
Soo is the daughter of former Hong Kong table tennis player Soo Chun-wah. She was exposed to the sport at age 3.5 and began receiving formal training at 5 years old. At 10 years old, she joined Hong Kong's youth table tennis team. She was a student of Diocesan Girls' School but dropped out in secondary three to become a full-time athlete.[4]
Career
2021
At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Soo, as well as her teammates Doo Hoi Kem and Lee Ho Ching, qualified for the women’s team event. They won bronze after defeating the German team with 3-1, earning Hong Kong’s first medal in the Olympics team event and second medal in table tennis.[3]
References
- "スー ワイ ヤム ミニー（蘇 慧音）". T.League (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- "ITTF World Ranking - Soo Wai Yam Minnie". ITTF. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- "Table Tennis-Hong Kong bags first women's team bronze". Reuters. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Lee Ho-ching and Minnie Soo drop out of school and win Olympic medal". The Standard. 2021-08-05.
External links
- Minnie Soo at Olympedia