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Table Tennis

Also Known As Ping-Pong
Racket Sports

Table tennis grew out of an English parlour game of the 1880s and 1890s played on dining tables with improvised equipment, later marketed under names including Ping-Pong. The International Table Tennis Federation, its governing body, was founded in 1926; the first World Table Tennis Championships followed in London the same year.

Facts
Origin Year
1926 2
Marks the founding of the International Table Tennis Federation and the first World Championships. The informal nineteenth-century English parlour-game precursor has no single securely documented codification date in the sources checked this wave.
Originating Region
England, where the game grew out of a Victorian parlour pastime played on dining tables in the 1880s and 1890s before its international governing body was founded in 1926. 2
International Governing Body
International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), founded 1926, headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. 2
Team or Individual
Both 3
Contact Level
Non-Contact 3
Classification
Olympic Programme Status
Current Olympic Sport 1
Connections

Associated With

Pickleball, Sports
Source Pickleball - Wikipedia

Derived From

Tennis, Sports
Source Wikipedia, Table Tennis

Featured In

1992 Summer Olympics, Competitions
Source Wikipedia, 1992 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics, Competitions
Source Wikipedia, 1996 Summer Olympics
2024 Summer Olympics, Competitions
Asian Games, Competitions
Olympic Games, Competitions
Source Wikipedia: Summer Olympic Games
Paralympic Games, Competitions
Source Wikipedia: Paralympic Games
World Table Tennis Championships, Competitions
Source World Table Tennis Championships (Wikipedia)

Governed By

International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), Governing Bodies
Source Wikipedia, International Table Tennis Federation

Played By

Ai Fukuhara, Athletes
Source Ai Fukuhara (Wikipedia)
Angelica Rozeanu, Athletes
Source Angelica Rozeanu (Wikipedia)
Barbara Anderson (athlete), Athletes
Source Barbara Anderson (athlete) (Wikipedia)
Bastian Steger, Athletes
Source Bastian Steger (Wikipedia)
Caz Walton, Athletes
Source Caz Walton (Wikipedia)
Chen Meng, Athletes
Source Chen Meng (Wikipedia)
China National Table Tennis Team, Teams and Clubs
Daniela Di Toro, Athletes
Source Daniela Di Toro (Wikipedia)
Daphne Ceeney, Athletes
Source Daphne Ceeney (Wikipedia)
Davina Ingrams, 18th Baroness Darcy de Knayth, Athletes
Source Davina Ingrams, 18th Baroness Darcy de Knayth (Wikipedia)
Deng Yaping, Athletes
Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Athletes
Source Dimitrij Ovtcharov (Wikipedia)
Ding Ning, Athletes
Source Ding Ning (Wikipedia)
Dzaier Neil, Athletes
Source Dzaier Neil (Wikipedia)
Fabien Lamirault, Athletes
Source Fabien Lamirault (Wikipedia)
Fan Zhendong, Athletes
Source Fan Zhendong (Wikipedia)
Fred Perry, Athletes
Source Fred Perry (Wikipedia)
Geoff Knott, Athletes
Source Geoff Knott (Wikipedia)
Guo Yue, Athletes
Source Guo Yue (Wikipedia)
Ichiro Ogimura, Athletes
Source Ichiro Ogimura (Wikipedia)
Ivan Andreadis, Athletes
Source Ivan Andreadis (Wikipedia)
Jack Hutcheon, Athletes
Source Jack Hutcheon (Wikipedia)
James Rawson, Athletes
Source James Rawson (Wikipedia)
Jane Blackburn, Athletes
Source Jane Blackburn (Wikipedia)
Jan-Ove Waldner, Athletes
Jean-Michel Saive, Athletes
Source Jean-Michel Saive (Wikipedia)
Jean-Philippe Gatien, Athletes
Source Jean-Philippe Gatien (Wikipedia)
Jindřich Panský, Athletes
Source Jindřich Panský (Wikipedia)
Jörgen Persson, Athletes
Source Jörgen Persson (Wikipedia)
Jun Mizutani, Athletes
Source Jun Mizutani (Wikipedia)
Kasumi Ishikawa, Athletes
Source Kasumi Ishikawa (Wikipedia)
Kim Taek-soo, Athletes
Source Kim Taek-soo (Wikipedia)
Kong Linghui, Athletes
Source Kong Linghui (Wikipedia)
Li Xiaoxia, Athletes
Source Li Xiaoxia (Wikipedia)
Liu Guoliang, Athletes
Source Liu Guoliang (Wikipedia)
Liu Shiwen, Athletes
Source Liu Shiwen (Wikipedia)
Lu Yuansheng, Athletes
Source Lu Yuansheng (Wikipedia)
Ma Lin, Athletes
Source Ma Lin (table tennis) (Wikipedia)
Ma Long, Athletes
Source Wikipedia, Ma Long
Major Ritchie, Athletes
Source Major Ritchie (Wikipedia)
Mima Ito, Athletes
Source Mima Ito (Wikipedia)
Natalia Partyka, Athletes
Source Natalia Partyka (Wikipedia)
Neil Robinson (table tennis), Athletes
Source Neil Robinson (table tennis) (Wikipedia)
Paul Lyall, Athletes
Source Paul Lyall (Wikipedia)
Rob Davies (table tennis), Athletes
Source Rob Davies (table tennis) (Wikipedia)
Ryu Seung-min, Athletes
Source Ryu Seung-min (Wikipedia)
Sandra James, Athletes
Source Sandra James (Wikipedia)
Shi Zhihao, Athletes
Source Shi Zhihao (Wikipedia)
Sun Yingsha, Athletes
Source Sun Yingsha (Wikipedia)
Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Baroness Masham of Ilton, Athletes
Source Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Baroness Masham of Ilton (Wikipedia)

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Sources
1. Table tennis at the Summer Olympics (Wikipedia)
Olympic programme statusView the Source
2. International Testing Agency, Partner Federation Profiles
International Testing Agencypartner/international-table-tennis-federation-ittfView the Source
3. Wikipedia, Table Tennis
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead sentence
    Table tennis (also known as ping-pong) is a racket sport derived from tennis but distinguished by its playing surface being atop a stationary table, rather than the court on which players stand.
  • Infobox: contact
    No
  • Lead
    Either individually or in teams of two, players take alternating turns returning a light, hollow ball over the table's net onto the opposing half of the court using small rackets until they fail to do so, which then results in a point for the opponent
  • Derived From: Tennis, Introduction
    Table tennis (also known as ping-pong) is a racket sport derived from tennis but distinguished by its playing surface being atop a stationary table, rather than the court on which players stand.
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Wikipedia, Ma Long
Wikimedia FoundationPlayed By: Ma LongView the Source
Wikipedia, International Table Tennis Federation
WikipediaGoverned By: International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), Lead section, scope of governanceView the Source
Wikipedia: Summer Olympic Games
Featured In: Olympic Games, Start of the 21st century
Quote, Featured In: Olympic Games, Start of the 21st century
the doubles events in table tennis were replaced by team events
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Wikipedia: Paralympic Games
Featured In: Paralympic Games, Alleged cheating
Quote, Featured In: Paralympic Games, Alleged cheating
Four sports, swimming, athletics, table tennis and rowing, were anticipated to hold competitions for ID athletes at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
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Wikipedia, 1992 Summer Olympics
Featured In: 1992 Summer Olympics, Sports contested list with event counts
Quote, Featured In: 1992 Summer Olympics, Sports contested list with event counts
Table tennis (4)
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Wikipedia, 1996 Summer Olympics
Featured In: 1996 Summer Olympics, Sports contested list with event counts
Quote, Featured In: 1996 Summer Olympics, Sports contested list with event counts
Table tennis (4)
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Pickleball - Wikipedia
Associated With: Pickleball, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Pickleball, Lead section
Aspects of the sport resemble tennis and table tennis played on a doubles badminton court, but pickleball has specific scoring rules, paddles, balls and court lines.
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Wang Tao (Olympedia)
Played By: Wang Tao (table tennis), Results, 1992 Summer Olympics
Quote, Played By: Wang Tao (table tennis), Results, 1992 Summer Olympics
Table Tennis
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Daphne Ceeney (Wikipedia)
Played By: Daphne Ceeney, Lead, table tennis
Quote, Played By: Daphne Ceeney, Lead, table tennis
She won fourteen medals in three Paralympics in archery, athletics, fencing, swimming, and table tennis from 1960 to 1968.
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Geoff Knott (Wikipedia)
Played By: Geoff Knott, Bowls career, table tennis
Quote, Played By: Geoff Knott, Bowls career, table tennis
Knott represented Rhodesia at table tennis before taking up lawn bowls.
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Jane Blackburn (Wikipedia)
Played By: Jane Blackburn, Heidelberg 1972
Quote, Played By: Jane Blackburn, Heidelberg 1972
Blackburn won gold in the table tennis Women's doubles 1A-1B alongside Barbara Anderson
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Sandra James (Wikipedia)
Played By: Sandra James, 1980 section
Quote, Played By: Sandra James, 1980 section
James took part in athletics, swimming, lawn bowls and table tennis
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Tommy Taylor (athlete) (Wikipedia)
Played By: Tommy Taylor (athlete), Lead
Quote, Played By: Tommy Taylor (athlete), Lead
Eight of Taylor's gold medals came in table tennis
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Daniela Di Toro (Wikipedia)
Played By: Daniela Di Toro, Lead, para table tennis
Quote, Played By: Daniela Di Toro, Lead, para table tennis
is an Australian wheelchair tennis and para table tennis player
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World Table Tennis Championships (Wikipedia)
Featured In: World Table Tennis Championships, Lead
Quote, Featured In: World Table Tennis Championships, Lead
The World Table Tennis Championships are table tennis competitions held by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).
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Xu Yinsheng (Wikipedia)
Played By: Xu Yinsheng, Lead
Quote, Played By: Xu Yinsheng, Lead
is a male former table tennis player from China
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Zhang Xielin (Wikipedia)
Played By: Zhang Xielin, Lead
Quote, Played By: Zhang Xielin, Lead
is a Chinese table-tennis player
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Zhang Jike (Wikipedia)
Played By: Zhang Jike, Lead
Quote, Played By: Zhang Jike, Lead
is a retired Chinese table tennis player
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Xu Xin (table tennis) (Wikipedia)
Played By: Xu Xin, Lead
Quote, Played By: Xu Xin, Lead
is a Chinese professional table tennis player
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Fan Zhendong (Wikipedia)
Played By: Fan Zhendong, Lead
Quote, Played By: Fan Zhendong, Lead
is a Chinese professional table tennis player
View the Source
Timo Boll (Wikipedia)
Played By: Timo Boll, Lead
Quote, Played By: Timo Boll, Lead
is a German former professional table tennis player
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Ding Ning (Wikipedia)
Played By: Ding Ning, Lead
Quote, Played By: Ding Ning, Lead
is a former Chinese table tennis player
View the Source
Liu Guoliang (Wikipedia)
Played By: Liu Guoliang, Lead
Quote, Played By: Liu Guoliang, Lead
is a retired Chinese table tennis player
View the Source
Wang Liqin (Wikipedia)
Played By: Wang Liqin, Lead
Quote, Played By: Wang Liqin, Lead
is a Chinese table tennis player
View the Source
Kong Linghui (Wikipedia)
Played By: Kong Linghui, Lead
Quote, Played By: Kong Linghui, Lead
is a retired Chinese table tennis player
View the Source
Zhang Yining (Wikipedia)
Played By: Zhang Yining, Lead
Quote, Played By: Zhang Yining, Lead
is a Chinese table tennis player who retired in 2009
View the Source
Ma Lin (table tennis) (Wikipedia)
Played By: Ma Lin, Lead
Quote, Played By: Ma Lin, Lead
is a retired Chinese table tennis player
View the Source
Dimitrij Ovtcharov (Wikipedia)
Played By: Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Lead, sport
Quote, Played By: Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Lead, sport
is a Soviet-born German table tennis player
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Chen Meng (Wikipedia)
Played By: Chen Meng, Lead, sport
Quote, Played By: Chen Meng, Lead, sport
is a Chinese professional table tennis player and Olympic champion
View the Source
Vladimir Samsonov (Wikipedia)
Played By: Vladimir Samsonov, Lead, sport
Quote, Played By: Vladimir Samsonov, Lead, sport
is a Belarusian former professional table tennis player
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Liu Shiwen (Wikipedia)
Played By: Liu Shiwen, Lead, sport
Quote, Played By: Liu Shiwen, Lead, sport
is a Chinese table tennis player
View the Source
Zoran Primorac (Wikipedia)
Played By: Zoran Primorac, Lead, sport
Quote, Played By: Zoran Primorac, Lead, sport
is a retired Croatian table tennis player
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Jun Mizutani (Wikipedia)
Played By: Jun Mizutani, Lead, sport
Quote, Played By: Jun Mizutani, Lead, sport
is a retired Japanese table tennis player and Olympic champion
View the Source
Ryu Seung-min (Wikipedia)
Played By: Ryu Seung-min, Lead, sport
Quote, Played By: Ryu Seung-min, Lead, sport
is a South Korean table tennis player
View the Source
Natalia Partyka (Wikipedia)
Played By: Natalia Partyka, Lead, sport
Quote, Played By: Natalia Partyka, Lead, sport
is a Polish para table tennis player
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Lu Yuansheng (Wikipedia)
Played By: Lu Yuansheng, Lead, table tennis player
Quote, Played By: Lu Yuansheng, Lead, table tennis player
Lu Yuansheng also Lu Yuan-sheng, (born 7 October 1954) is a male Chinese former international table tennis player and current coach.
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Mima Ito (Wikipedia)
Played By: Mima Ito, Lead, sport
Quote, Played By: Mima Ito, Lead, sport
is a Japanese table tennis player
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Wang Manyu (Wikipedia)
Played By: Wang Manyu, Lead, sport
Quote, Played By: Wang Manyu, Lead, sport
is a Chinese table tennis player and World Champion
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Sun Yingsha (Wikipedia)
Played By: Sun Yingsha, Lead, sport
Quote, Played By: Sun Yingsha, Lead, sport
is a Chinese professional table tennis player and World Champion
View the Source
Tomokazu Harimoto (Wikipedia)
Played By: Tomokazu Harimoto, Lead, sport
Quote, Played By: Tomokazu Harimoto, Lead, sport
is a Japanese professional table tennis player
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Wang Chuqin (Wikipedia)
Played By: Wang Chuqin, Lead, sport
Quote, Played By: Wang Chuqin, Lead, sport
is a Chinese professional table tennis player and World Champion
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Jean-Michel Saive (Wikipedia)
Played By: Jean-Michel Saive, Lead, sport
Quote, Played By: Jean-Michel Saive, Lead, sport
is a Belgian former professional table tennis player
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Jörgen Persson (Wikipedia)
Played By: Jörgen Persson, Lead, sport
Quote, Played By: Jörgen Persson, Lead, sport
is a Swedish former table tennis player
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Werner Schlager (Wikipedia)
Played By: Werner Schlager, Lead, sport
Quote, Played By: Werner Schlager, Lead, sport
is a table tennis player and former world champion from Austria
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Viktor Barna (Wikipedia)
Played By: Viktor Barna, Lead, sport
Quote, Played By: Viktor Barna, Lead, sport
was a Hungarian and British champion table tennis player
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Angelica Rozeanu (Wikipedia)
Played By: Angelica Rozeanu, Lead, sport
Quote, Played By: Angelica Rozeanu, Lead, sport
was a Romanian table tennis player of Jewish origin
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Bastian Steger (Wikipedia)
Played By: Bastian Steger, Lead
Quote, Played By: Bastian Steger, Lead
is a German table tennis player.
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Jack Hutcheon (Wikipedia)
Played By: Jack Hutcheon, Life and career
Quote, Played By: Jack Hutcheon, Life and career
He also represented Queensland at table tennis.
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Shi Zhihao (Wikipedia)
Played By: Shi Zhihao, Lead
Quote, Played By: Shi Zhihao, Lead
is a male former table tennis player from China
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Jindřich Panský (Wikipedia)
Played By: Jindřich Panský, Lead
Quote, Played By: Jindřich Panský, Lead
is a male former Czech international table tennis player
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Fabien Lamirault (Wikipedia)
Played By: Fabien Lamirault, Lead
Quote, Played By: Fabien Lamirault, Lead
is a French para table tennis player
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Jean-Philippe Gatien (Wikipedia)
Played By: Jean-Philippe Gatien, Lead
Quote, Played By: Jean-Philippe Gatien, Lead
is a retired French table tennis player
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Wang Nan (Wikipedia)
Played By: Wang Nan, Lead
Quote, Played By: Wang Nan, Lead
is a female Chinese table tennis player
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Ai Fukuhara (Wikipedia)
Played By: Ai Fukuhara, Lead
Quote, Played By: Ai Fukuhara, Lead
is a retired Japanese table tennis player and Olympic medalist
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Guo Yue (Wikipedia)
Played By: Guo Yue, Lead
Quote, Played By: Guo Yue, Lead
is a Chinese table tennis player and the 2007 women's world champion
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Kim Taek-soo (Wikipedia)
Played By: Kim Taek-soo, Lead
Quote, Played By: Kim Taek-soo, Lead
is a former table tennis player from South Korea
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Li Xiaoxia (Wikipedia)
Played By: Li Xiaoxia, Lead
Quote, Played By: Li Xiaoxia, Lead
is a Chinese table tennis Grand Slam champion
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Kasumi Ishikawa (Wikipedia)
Played By: Kasumi Ishikawa, Lead
Quote, Played By: Kasumi Ishikawa, Lead
is a retired Japanese table tennis player
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Ichiro Ogimura (Wikipedia)
Played By: Ichiro Ogimura, Lead
Quote, Played By: Ichiro Ogimura, Lead
was a Japanese table tennis player, coach, president of the ITTF
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Will Bayley (Wikipedia)
Played By: Will Bayley, Lead
Quote, Played By: Will Bayley, Lead
is a British professional Paralympic table tennis player
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Zoltán Mechlovits (Wikipedia)
Played By: Zoltán Mechlovits, Lead
Quote, Played By: Zoltán Mechlovits, Lead
was a male former international table tennis player from Hungary
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Barbara Anderson (athlete) (Wikipedia)
Played By: Barbara Anderson (athlete), Lead
Quote, Played By: Barbara Anderson (athlete), Lead
A multi-discipline athlete, Anderson found particular success in class 1 swimming events in which she won three of her gold medals.
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Rob Davies (table tennis) (Wikipedia)
Played By: Rob Davies (table tennis), Lead
Quote, Played By: Rob Davies (table tennis), Lead
Robert Rhys Davies (born 14 August 1984) is a British Paralympic table tennis player.
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Davina Ingrams, 18th Baroness Darcy de Knayth (Wikipedia)
Played By: Davina Ingrams, 18th Baroness Darcy de Knayth, Lead
Quote, Played By: Davina Ingrams, 18th Baroness Darcy de Knayth, Lead
She won a gold medal in swimming at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Israel, and a bronze for table tennis at the 1972 Games in West Germany.
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Major Ritchie (Wikipedia)
Played By: Major Ritchie, Career, other sports
Quote, Played By: Major Ritchie, Career, other sports
In addition, he competed in table tennis
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Paul Lyall (Wikipedia)
Played By: Paul Lyall, Lead
Quote, Played By: Paul Lyall, Lead
Paul Lyall (1944-24 December 2021) was a British para table tennis player who competed at three Paralympic Games winning a total of six medals including three gold medals.
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Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Baroness Masham of Ilton (Wikipedia)
Played By: Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Baroness Masham of Ilton, Lead
Quote, Played By: Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Baroness Masham of Ilton, Lead
Susan Lilian Primrose Cunliffe-Lister, Countess of Swinton, Baroness Masham of Ilton, (née Sinclair; 14 April 1935-12 March 2023) was a British crossbench member of the House of Lords
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Dzaier Neil (Wikipedia)
Played By: Dzaier Neil, Lead
Quote, Played By: Dzaier Neil, Lead
Dzaier Djarmilia Belgasmi Neil (born 1957) is an Algerian-born British disability rights activist and former Paralympic athlete who competed internationally in track and field and table
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James Rawson (Wikipedia)
Played By: James Rawson, Lead
Quote, Played By: James Rawson, Lead
James Rawson (7 July 1965, November 2024) was a British para table tennis player who competed at every Summer Paralympic Games between 1984 and 2008, winning five medals.
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Neil Robinson (table tennis) (Wikipedia)
Played By: Neil Robinson (table tennis), Lead
Quote, Played By: Neil Robinson (table tennis), Lead
Neil Robinson (born 23 July 1958) is a retired para table tennis player from the United Kingdom.
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Caz Walton (Wikipedia)
Played By: Caz Walton, Lead
Quote, Played By: Caz Walton, Lead
Caz Walton OBE (born Carol Bryant; 1 February 1947) is a British retired wheelchair athlete and former Great Britain Paralympic team manager.
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Zhang Xiaoling (Wikipedia)
Played By: Zhang Xiaoling, Lead, sport
Quote, Played By: Zhang Xiaoling, Lead, sport
is a Chinese retired para table tennis player
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Vlasta Depetrisová (Wikipedia)
Played By: Vlasta Depetrisová, Lead
Quote, Played By: Vlasta Depetrisová, Lead
was a Czech female international table tennis player
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Ivan Andreadis (Wikipedia)
Played By: Ivan Andreadis, Lead [plays]
Quote, Played By: Ivan Andreadis, Lead [plays]
was a Czech table tennis player
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Fred Perry (Wikipedia)
Played By: Fred Perry, Lead sentence
Quote, Played By: Fred Perry, Lead sentence
was a British tennis and table tennis player and former world No. 1.
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