Zhao Shuai (table tennis)

Zhao Shuai (Chinese: 赵帅, born 28 November 1994[4]) is a Chinese para table tennis player. He won the C8 singles at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, and defended his title four years later at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics he won two gold medals.[5]

Zhao Shuai
Born (1994-11-28) November 28, 1994 (age 29)
Yu County, Hebei,[1] China
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class8
Highest ranking1 (July 2012)[3]
Current ranking2 (February 2020)
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Singles C8
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles C8
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Singles C8
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Teams C8
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Mixed doubles XD17
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Singles C8
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Doubles MD18
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Beijing Teams C8
Silver medal – second place 2018 Lasko Singles C8
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Beijing Singles C8
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Singles C8
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Teams C8
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Singles C8
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Teams C8
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Singles C8
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Hong Kong Teams C8
Gold medal – first place 2013 Beijing Teams C8
Gold medal – first place 2015 Amman Teams C8
Gold medal – first place 2017 Beijing Singles C8
Gold medal – first place 2017 Beijing Teams C8
Gold medal – first place 2019 Taichung Teams C8
Silver medal – second place 2015 Amman Singles C8
Silver medal – second place 2019 Taichung Singles C8
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Beijing Singles C8
Zhao Shuai
Traditional Chinese趙帥
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhào Shuài

Personal life

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Zhao's left arm was amputated when he was four years old, following a car accident.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Tan Di; Liu Yang (19 September 2012). "伦敦残奥会冠军赵帅凯旋 心有多大舞台就有多大". Xinhua (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Zhao Shuai Profile". ITTF. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Zhao Shuai Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Zhao Shuai – Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Shuai Zhao". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
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