Yan Shuo (Chinese: 闫硕, born 26 July 1995[4]) is a Chinese para table tennis player.

Yan Shuo
Born (1995-07-26) July 26, 1995 (age 29)
Pizhou,[1] Jiangsu, China
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight61 kg (134 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-handed shakehand grip[1]
Disability class7
Highest ranking1 (September 2018)[3]
Current ranking2 (February 2020)
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Singles C7
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Teams C6-7
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Singles C7
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Doubles MD14
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles C7
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Lasko Singles C7
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Teams C6–7
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Singles C7
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Teams C6–7
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Singles C7
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Singles C7
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Amman Singles C7
Gold medal – first place 2015 Amman Teams C6–7
Gold medal – first place 2017 Beijing Singles C7
Gold medal – first place 2017 Beijing Teams C6–7
Gold medal – first place 2019 Taichung Singles C7
Silver medal – second place 2019 Taichung Teams C6–7
Yan Shuo
Traditional Chinese閆碩
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYán Shuò

Career

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He won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the men's C7 event.[5] In the delayed Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics he improved on his previous bronze by winning gold in the same event, defeating the defending champion Will Bayley as well as taking gold in the team event for the same category, against the same opponent and his partner.

Personal life

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He lost most of his right leg when he was six years old, following a car accident.[6] Like many of his teammates, Yan attended New Hope Center and trained under coach Heng Xin.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Yan Shuo Profile". ITTF. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Yan Shuo". IPC.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Yan Shuo Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Yan Shuo – Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Shuo Yan". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  6. ^ Shan Lei; Yu Qianliang (8 October 2018). "亚残运会男子乒乓球TT7级别单打冠军闫硕:热爱支撑梦想". Xinhua (in Chinese). Archived from the original on January 12, 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  7. ^ Gan Hansheng (14 October 2016). "给梦插上翅膀——记国家残疾人乒乓球队教练衡新". China Internet Information Center (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 January 2020.
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