Mao Jingdian (Chinese: 茅经典, born 27 February 1995[4]) is a Chinese para table tennis player.

Mao Jingdian
Born (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 29)
Taixing, Jiangsu, China
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class8
Highest ranking1 (April 2015)[3]
Current ranking1
Medal record
Women'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 C6-8
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Doubles XD17
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Beijing Singles C8
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lasko Singles C8
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Singles C6-8
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Singles C8
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Teams C6-8
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Singles C8
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Singles C9
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Teams C8-10
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Amman Singles C8
Gold medal – first place 2017 Beijing Singles C8
Gold medal – first place 2017 Beijing Teams C6-8
Gold medal – first place 2019 Taichung Singles C8
Gold medal – first place 2019 Taichung Teams C8
Asian and Oceanic Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Amman Singles C6-8
Gold medal – first place 2009 Amman Teams C6-10
Gold medal – first place 2011 Hong Kong Singles C6-8
Mao Jingdian
Traditional Chinese茅經典
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMáo Jīngdiǎn

Career

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She won the gold medal in the women's individual C8 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and the same event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[5][6][1] She also represented China at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan and won the gold medal in the women's individual C8 event.[7]

She has won numerous titles at the Asia and Oceania Championships (in 2009 and 2011), Asian Para Games (in 2010, 2014 and 2018) and the Asian Championships (in 2017 and 2019).

Personal life

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Mao was a table tennis prodigy before her disability. She represented her home province Jiangsu in national competitions in 2005, when she was 10 years old. However, later that year, an injury and a misdiagnosis caused a dislocated hip, which forced her retirement. She began playing seriously again after meeting para table tennis coach Yuan Feng in 2009.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mao Jingdian - profile". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Mao Jingdian". ipc.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Mao Jingdian - ranking history". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Mao Jingdian - 2016 Summer Paralympics". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Rio 2016 Results". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Mao Jingdian". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Table Tennis Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  8. ^ Guo Liwei (10 May 2017). "残奥会冠军将来最想做公益". Qilu Evening News (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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