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Zhang Yining

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Zhang Yining is a Chinese table tennis player who retired in 2009 and is considered one of the greatest women in the history of the sport. She is among the most successful female players, having won gold in each of the Table Tennis World Cup, the World Championships and the Olympic Games, alongside Ding Ning, Deng Yaping, Wang Nan and Li Xiaoxia. She is also the first player of either sex to complete a double Grand Slam. She competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.

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Birth Year
1981 1
Gender
Female 1
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is a Chinese table tennis player who retired in 2009
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    born 5 October 1981
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    Chinese female table tennis players
  • Lead, nationality
    is a Chinese table tennis player who retired in 2009
  • Plays: Table Tennis, Lead
    is a Chinese table tennis player who retired in 2009
  • Competed In: 2004 Summer Olympics, Categories, Olympic appearance
    Table tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  • Competed In: 2008 Summer Olympics, Categories, Olympic appearance
    Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  • Competed In: World Table Tennis Championships, Categories, world championships
    World Table Tennis Championships medalists
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