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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
Personal information
Born (1994-11-28) November 28, 1994 (age 31)
Yu County, Hebei,[1] China
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Sport
SportTable tennis
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 place2012 LondonSingles C8
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroSingles C8
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoSingles C8
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeams C8
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisMixed doubles XD17
Silver medal – second place2024 ParisSingles C8
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisDoubles MD18
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 BeijingTeams C8
Silver medal – second place2018 LaškoSingles C8
Bronze medal – third place2014 BeijingSingles C8
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonSingles C8
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonTeams C8
Gold medal – first place2018 JakartaSingles C8
Gold medal – first place2018 JakartaTeams C8
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouSingles C8
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 Hong KongTeams C8
Gold medal – first place2013 BeijingTeams C8
Gold medal – first place2015 AmmanTeams C8
Gold medal – first place2017 BeijingSingles C8
Gold medal – first place2017 BeijingTeams C8
Gold medal – first place2019 TaichungTeams C8
Silver medal – second place2015 AmmanSingles C8
Silver medal – second place2019 TaichungSingles C8
Bronze medal – third place2013 BeijingSingles C8
Zhao Shuai
Traditional Chinese趙帥
Simplified Chinese赵帅
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. 1 2 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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