Wu Yang (simplified Chinese: 武杨; traditional Chinese: 武楊; pinyin: Wǔ Yáng; born January 5, 1992) is a Chinese table tennis player.[1] She won the gold medal in the team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships in 2009.[4] She won the singles title at the 2009 World Junior Table Tennis Championships. She is known for her unorthodox but consistent chopping style, and can also be a strong counter-attacker.

Wu Yang
Personal information
Full nameWU Yang
Nationality China
Born (1992-01-05) 5 January 1992 (age 32)[1]
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)[2]
Weight57 kg (126 lb; 9.0 st)[2]
Highest ranking4 (January 2014)[3]
Current ranking12 (August 2016)
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  China
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Doubles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Lucknow Team

References

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  1. ^ a b "WJTTC 2009 Entries" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Athlete's Profile". 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. ^ "World ranking Record for WU Yang (CHN)". ITTF. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  4. ^ "WU Yang (CHN)". ittf.com. Retrieved 17 May 2011.