Zhao Shuai (table tennis)

Zhao Shuai (Chinese: 赵帅, born 28 November 1994[4]) is a Chinese para table tennis player. He won the C8 singles at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, and defended his title four years later at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics he won two gold medals.[5]

Zhao Shuai
Born (1994-11-28) November 28, 1994
Yu County, Hebei,[1] China
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class8
Highest ranking1 (July 2012)[2]
Current ranking2 (February 2020)
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
2012 LondonSingles C8
2016 Rio de JaneiroSingles C8
2020 Tokyo Singles C8
2020 Tokyo Teams C8
World Championships
2014 BeijingTeams C8
2018 LaskoSingles C8
2014 BeijingSingles C8
Asian Para Games
2014 IncheonSingles C8
2014 IncheonTeams C8
2018 JakartaSingles C8
2018 JakartaTeams C8
Asian Championships
2011 Hong KongTeams C8
2013 BeijingTeams C8
2015 AmmanTeams C8
2017 BeijingSingles C8
2017 BeijingTeams C8
2019 TaichungTeams C8
2015 AmmanSingles C8
2019 TaichungSingles C8
2013 BeijingSingles C8
Zhao Shuai
Traditional Chinese趙帥
Simplified Chinese赵帅
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhao.

Zhao's left arm was amputated when he was four years old, following a car accident.[1]

References
  1. Tan Di; Liu Yang (19 September 2012). "伦敦残奥会冠军赵帅凯旋 心有多大舞台就有多大". Xinhua (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. "Zhao Shuai Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. "Zhao Shuai Profile". ITTF. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  4. "Zhao Shuai". 2016 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  5. "Shuai Zhao". Paralympic Games. Retrieved 10 January 2020.


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