Ge Yang

Ge Yang
Ge at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born (1985-09-26) 26 September 1985 (age 39)
Baoding,[1] Hebei, China
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-handed shakehand grip
Disability class10
Highest ranking1 (July 2005)[3]
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Teams C10
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Singles C9–10
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Teams C9–10
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Teams C9–10
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles C10
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Teams C9–10
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Singles C10
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Singles C10
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Taipei Teams C10
Gold medal – first place 2006 Montreux Teams C10
Gold medal – first place 2006 Montreux Open singles standing
Gold medal – first place 2010 Gwangju Singles C10
Gold medal – first place 2010 Gwangju Teams C10
Silver medal – second place 2014 Beijing Singles C10
Silver medal – second place 2014 Beijing Teams C9–10
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Montreux Singles C10
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Singles C10
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Teams C9–10
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Singles C10
FESPIC Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Open singles standing
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Singles C10
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Teams C10
Gold medal – first place 2006 Kuala Lumpur Open singles standing
Gold medal – first place 2006 Kuala Lumpur Singles C10
Gold medal – first place 2006 Kuala Lumpur Teams C10
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Kuala Lumpur Open singles standing
Gold medal – first place 2005 Kuala Lumpur Singles C9–10
Gold medal – first place 2005 Kuala Lumpur Teams C10
Gold medal – first place 2007 Seoul Open singles standing
Gold medal – first place 2007 Seoul Singles C9–10
Gold medal – first place 2007 Seoul Teams C10
Gold medal – first place 2009 Amman Singles C10
Gold medal – first place 2009 Amman Teams C10
Gold medal – first place 2011 Hong Kong Singles C10
Gold medal – first place 2011 Hong Kong Teams C10
Gold medal – first place 2013 Beijing Singles C10
Gold medal – first place 2013 Beijing Teams C10
Gold medal – first place 2015 Amman Teams C10
Silver medal – second place 2015 Amman Singles C10
FESPIC Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Osaka Singles C10
Gold medal – first place 2001 Osaka Open singles standing
Gold medal – first place 2001 Osaka Teams C10
Gold medal – first place 2003 Shanghai Singles C10
Ge Yang
Traditional Chinese葛楊
Simplified Chinese葛杨
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGě Yáng
In this Chinese name, the family name is Ge.

Ge Yang (Chinese: 葛杨, born 26 September 1985[4][5]) is a retired Chinese para table tennis player. Ge has played para table tennis since he was seven years old. He made his debut at the Paralympics in Athens in 2004 aged 20 and has competed in four Paralympic Games, winning six gold medals, one silver and one bronze.[1][6]

Ge lost his lower right arm in a fireworks accident at age five.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Ge Yang - profile". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. 17 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Ge Yang". IPC.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Ge Yang - ranking history". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Ge Yang – Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
  6. ^ "Table Tennis Profile - Ge Yang". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 17 March 2019.
  7. ^ Chen Hua (6 June 2018). "葛杨：愿帮更多孩子筑就"乒乓梦"". Hebei Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 December 2019.
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