Deng Yaping (simplified Chinese: 邓亚萍; traditional Chinese: 鄧亞萍; pinyin: Dèng Yàpíng; born February 6, 1973) is a Chinese table tennis player, who won eighteen world championships including four Olympic championships between 1989 and 1997. She is regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport.
Deng began playing table tennis aged five, and four years later she won the provincial junior championship. She was age 13 when she won her first national championship.
Despite her success, she was initially denied a spot on the national team because she was so short (she stood only 1.5 metres [4 feet 11 inches] tall). She was finally included on the national team in 1988. She teamed with Qiao Hong to win her first world championship title in the women's doubles competition in 1989. Two years later in 1991, Deng won her first singles world championship.
At the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, she won a gold medal in both the singles and doubles competitions and repeated the feat at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, USA. She also earned singles and doubles titles at the 1995 and 1997 world championships.
When she retired at the age of 24, she had won more titles than any other player in this sport, including four Olympic gold medals, and had been World Champion 18 times. From 1990 to 1997, she retained the title of world No. 1 ranked female table tennis player for 8 years. She was voted Chinese female athlete of the century, and joined the International Table Tennis FederationHall of Fame in 2003.
41st World Table Tennis Championship (1991) Women's Single Gold, Women's Team Silver, Women's Double Silver.
2nd Table Tennis World Cup (1991–1992) Women's Team Gold, Women's Double Gold.
25th Olympic Games (1992) Table Tennis Women's Single Gold, Women's Double Gold.
42nd World Table Tennis Championship (1993) Women's Team Gold, Women's Double Silver.
43rd World Table Tennis Championship (1995) Women's Team Gold, Women's Single Gold, Women's Double Gold, Mixed Double Silver.
4th Table Tennis World Cup (1995) Women's Team Gold
26th Olympic Games (1996) Table Tennis Women's Single Gold, Women's Double Gold.
5th Table Tennis World Cup (1996) Women's Single Gold
44th World Table Tennis Championship (1997) Women's Team Gold, Women's Single Gold, Women's Double Gold, Mixed Double Silver.
Post-Playing CareerEdit
Deng is still deeply involved with the national Chinese table tennis scene and frequently speaks to the media. She also was a color-commentator for the Women's World Cup in 2020.[1] In June 2021, Deng claimed that Mima Ito was not a serious threat to the Chinese women's Olympic hopes.[2]
In 2007, she married Lin Zhigang, also a table tennis player, and later gave birth to a baby boy.
In 2010, she attracted controversy due to comments she made. A student asked her, "how can one get promoted quickly?" She answered, "when your personal value overlaps with the interests of the state, your value will be enlarged without limit."[6] Later, she also said, "In the 62 years since the establishment of the People's Republic of China, the People's Daily have not published a single piece of fake news."[6]
^Doctoral thesis: Olympic branding and global competition : the case of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - website of the University of Cambridge Repository
^Manuscripts and Special Collections: Women at Nottingham - Dr Deng Yaping - website of the University of Nottingham
October 15, 2023
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In this Chinese name the family name is Deng Deng Yaping simplified Chinese 邓亚萍 traditional Chinese 鄧亞萍 pinyin Deng Yaping born February 6 1973 is a Chinese table tennis player who won eighteen world championships including four Olympic championships between 1989 and 1997 She is regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport Deng YapingNative name邓亚萍NationalityChineseBorn 1973 02 06 6 February 1973 age 50 Zhengzhou Henan ChinaHeight1 5 m 4 ft 11 in Medal record Women s table tennisRepresenting ChinaEvent 1st 2nd 3rdOlympic Games 4 0 0World Championships 9 5 0World Cup 5 0 1Total 18 5 1Olympic Games1992 Barcelona Singles1992 Barcelona Doubles1996 Atlanta Singles1996 Atlanta DoublesWorld Championships1989 Dortmund Doubles1991 Chiba City Singles1993 Gothenburg Team1995 Tianjin Singles1995 Tianjin Doubles1995 Tianjin Team1997 Manchester Singles1997 Manchester Doubles1997 Manchester Team1991 Chiba City Doubles1991 Chiba City Team1993 Gothenburg Doubles1995 Tianjin Mixed Doubles1997 Manchester Mixed DoublesWorld Cup1990 Hokkaido Aomori Niig Team1991 Barcelona Team1995 Atlanta Team1992 Las Vegas Doubles1996 Hong Kong Singles1990 Seoul DoublesAsian Championships1994 Tianjin Singles1994 Tianjin Mixed Doubles1994 Tianjin Team1994 Tianjin Doubles Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Successes 3 Post Playing Career 4 Personal and Political Life 5 ReferencesEarly life and education EditDeng was born in Zhengzhou Henan on February 6 1973 Career EditDeng began playing table tennis aged five and four years later she won the provincial junior championship She was age 13 when she won her first national championship Despite her success she was initially denied a spot on the national team because she was so short she stood only 1 5 metres 4 feet 11 inches tall She was finally included on the national team in 1988 She teamed with Qiao Hong to win her first world championship title in the women s doubles competition in 1989 Two years later in 1991 Deng won her first singles world championship At the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona Spain she won a gold medal in both the singles and doubles competitions and repeated the feat at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta USA She also earned singles and doubles titles at the 1995 and 1997 world championships When she retired at the age of 24 she had won more titles than any other player in this sport including four Olympic gold medals and had been World Champion 18 times From 1990 to 1997 she retained the title of world No 1 ranked female table tennis player for 8 years She was voted Chinese female athlete of the century and joined the International Table Tennis Federation Hall of Fame in 2003 Successes Edit 40th World Table Tennis Championship 1989 Women s Double Gold 1st Table Tennis World Cup 1990 Women s Team Gold 41st World Table Tennis Championship 1991 Women s Single Gold Women s Team Silver Women s Double Silver 2nd Table Tennis World Cup 1991 1992 Women s Team Gold Women s Double Gold 25th Olympic Games 1992 Table Tennis Women s Single Gold Women s Double Gold 42nd World Table Tennis Championship 1993 Women s Team Gold Women s Double Silver 43rd World Table Tennis Championship 1995 Women s Team Gold Women s Single Gold Women s Double Gold Mixed Double Silver 4th Table Tennis World Cup 1995 Women s Team Gold 26th Olympic Games 1996 Table Tennis Women s Single Gold Women s Double Gold 5th Table Tennis World Cup 1996 Women s Single Gold 44th World Table Tennis Championship 1997 Women s Team Gold Women s Single Gold Women s Double Gold Mixed Double Silver Post Playing Career EditDeng is still deeply involved with the national Chinese table tennis scene and frequently speaks to the media She also was a color commentator for the Women s World Cup in 2020 1 In June 2021 Deng claimed that Mima Ito was not a serious threat to the Chinese women s Olympic hopes 2 Personal and Political Life EditAfter retiring at the end of the 1997 season Deng served on the International Olympic Committee s ethics and athletes commissions She is also a member of the elite Laureus World Sports Academy and a member of the Chinese People s Political Consultative Conference She gained a bachelor s degree from Tsinghua University an MRes degree in Contemporary Chinese Studies from the University of Nottingham in 2002 3 and a PhD degree in Land Economy from the University of Cambridge Jesus College in 2008 4 Her thesis title is Olympic branding and global competition the case of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games 5 Her research work coincides with her professional focus on the marketing management and development of the 2008 Beijing Olympics as a member of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games In 2007 she married Lin Zhigang also a table tennis player and later gave birth to a baby boy In 2010 she attracted controversy due to comments she made A student asked her how can one get promoted quickly She answered when your personal value overlaps with the interests of the state your value will be enlarged without limit 6 Later she also said In the 62 years since the establishment of the People s Republic of China the People s Daily have not published a single piece of fake news 6 In 2013 she was awarded an honorary DLitt degree from the University of Nottingham Ningbo China 3 7 References Edit Mima Ito vs Sun Yingsha Olympic Preview edgesandnets com 2021 07 23 Retrieved 2021 07 23 Deng Yaping Mima Ito Is Not A Serious Threat to China edgesandnets com 2021 06 22 Retrieved 2021 07 23 a b Chinese Athlete of the Century heads back to University of Nottingham website of the University of Nottingham Conversation with leaders A conversation with Dr Deng Yaping website of the Cambridge Judge Business School Doctoral thesis Olympic branding and global competition the case of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games website of the University of Cambridge Repository a b 李开复遭禁言 邓亚萍被起底 in Chinese 德国之声中文网 Manuscripts and Special Collections Women at Nottingham Dr Deng Yaping website of the University of Nottingham Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Deng Yaping amp oldid 1174103274, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
