Cheng Yu (Chinese: 程瑜; pinyin: Chéng Yú, born c. 1952[1]) is a Chinese retired para table tennis player. She won a gold and a bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Paralympics.[1] She was once trained by Feng Mengya.[2]
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| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) Wuhan, Hubei, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She sustained injuries to both feet in a traffic accident when she was 15. As hospitals were in limbo during the Cultural Revolution, her treatment was delayed, which caused her left foot to be amputated eight years later.[1] She has worked as a physician since her retirement.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Du Airong (15 September 2014). "驰骋世界乒坛的伤残人程瑜". Hubei Culture and History (in Chinese). 65. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ a b Xiong Jinchao; Li Changzheng (31 August 2008). "武汉传递首棒火炬手程瑜：运动改变了我的人生". Xinhua (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
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