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Li Xiaoxia

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Li Xiaoxia is a Chinese table tennis player, born on 16 January 1988, who trained at the Jiangsu Wuxi Shanhe Club in Wuxi under the coach Li Sun, who also mentored the Olympic champion Zhang Yining. She is a Grand Slam champion, having won the gold medal in each of the Table Tennis World Cup, the Table Tennis World Championships and the Olympic Games, which places her among the most successful women in the sport alongside Ding Ning, Deng Yaping, Wang Nan and Zhang Yining. Her career records list Olympic singles gold in 2012, team gold in 2012 and 2016, and the world singles title in 2013. She held the top place in the ITTF women's world ranking as of April 2011 and announced her retirement on Weibo in January 2017.

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1988 1
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Female 1
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is a Chinese table tennis Grand Slam champion
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    born 16 January 1988
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    She trained in the Jiangsu Wuxi Shanhe Club in Wuxi, China.
  • Lead, nationality
    is a Chinese table tennis Grand Slam champion
  • Plays: Table Tennis, Lead
    is a Chinese table tennis Grand Slam champion
  • Competed In: 2012 Summer Olympics, Lead and career text
    Olympic Games: winner (2012).
  • Competed In: 2016 Summer Olympics, Lead and career text
    Olympic Games: Winner (2012, 2016)
  • Competed In: World Table Tennis Championships, Lead and career text
    World Championships: winner (2013)
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