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Ding Ning

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Ding Ning is a former Chinese table tennis player who won the women's singles gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, beating her compatriot Li Xiaoxia in the final. She was world champion in women's singles in 2011, 2015 and 2017, and took silver in the 2012 Olympic singles event. She was part of the Chinese teams that won Olympic team gold in 2012 and 2016, and she announced her retirement in September 2021 while studying for a master's degree in physical education at Peking University.

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Birth Year
1990 1
Gender
Female 1
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is a former Chinese table tennis player
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1. Ding Ning (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth date
    born 20 June 1990
  • Categories
    Chinese female table tennis players
  • Lead, nationality
    is a former Chinese table tennis player
  • Plays: Table Tennis, Lead
    is a former Chinese table tennis player
  • Competed In: 2012 Summer Olympics, Categories, Olympic appearance
    Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
  • Competed In: 2016 Summer Olympics, Categories, Olympic appearance
    Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
  • Competed In: World Table Tennis Championships, Categories, world championships
    World Table Tennis Championships medalists
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