Lei Lina

Lei Lina (Chinese: 雷丽娜, OAM born 19 February 1988[5]) is a Chinese and Australian table tennis player who has a leg length difference of 6 cm.[1] Lei has won ten medals in five Paralympic Games, including six gold and four silver medals.[6] She won a gold medal and a silver medal after representing Australia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Lei Lina
OAM
Lei at the 2006 World Para Table Tennis Championships
Personal information
ResidenceMelbourne, Australia (since 2017)
Born (1988-02-19) 19 February 1988
Lanzhou,[1] Gansu, China
Playing styleLeft-handed shakehand grip
Disability class9
Highest ranking1 (October 2004)[2]
Current ranking4 (February 2020)
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[3]
Weight58 kg (128 lb)[4]
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
2020 TokyoSingles C9
2020 TokyoTeam Class 9-10
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
2004 AthensTeams C6–10
2008 BeijingSingles C9
2008 BeijingTeams C6–10
2012 LondonSingles C9
2012 LondonTeams C6–10
2004 AthensSingles C9
2016 Rio de JaneiroSingles C9
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeams C6–10
World Championships
2002 TaipeiOpen singles standing
2002 TaipeiTeams C6–9
2006 MontreuxSingles C9
2006 MontreuxTeams C9–10
2014 BeijingSingles C9
2014 BeijingTeams C9–10
Asian Para Games
2014 IncheonTeams C9–10
2014 IncheonSingles C9–10
FESPIC Games
2002 BusanSingles C7–10
2002 BusanOpen singles standing
2006 Kuala LumpurSingles C9–10
2006 Kuala LumpurOpen singles standing
Asian Championships
2005 Kuala LumpurOpen singles standing
2007 SeoulSingles C9
2011 Hong KongSingles C9
2015 AmmanTeams C6–10
2005 Kuala LumpurSingles C9–10
2007 SeoulOpen singles standing
2013 BeijingSingles C9
FESPIC Championships
2001 OsakaSingles C6–10
2001 OsakaTeams C6–10
2003 ShanghaiOpen singles standing
2001 OsakaOpen singles standing
2003 ShanghaiSingles C8–10
Lei Lina
Traditional Chinese雷麗娜
Simplified Chinese雷丽娜
In this Chinese name, the family name is Lei.

She began playing at age 7. She attended Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology.[4]

Move to Australia

Lei moved to Melbourne,[3] Australia in 2017 or later.[2] She also registered with Table Tennis Australia, and competed in the Australian Open during the 2019 ITTF World Tour (with able-bodied athletes), losing her only singles match 0–4 to South Korea's Shin Yu-bin.[7]

In 2020, Lei represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics where she won the gold medal in the Women's individual – Class 9 and the silver medal in the Women's Team Class 9–10.[8][9]

Recognition
  • 2022 – Medal of the Order of Australia for service to sport as a gold medallist at the Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020 [10]

References
  1. "2012中国大学生年度人物候选人雷丽娜事迹". People's Daily (in Chinese). 11 April 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. "Lei Li Na - ranking history". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. "Lei Li Na - profile". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. "Lei Lina". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  5. "Lei Lina". 2016 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  6. "Lina Lei". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  7. "Lei Lina". ITTF. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  8. "Para-Table Tennis Squad's Tokyo Build-Up A 'Brilliant Example Of Teamwork' | Paralympics Australia". Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  9. [0 "Na Lei Li"]. Tokyo Paralympics Official Results. 4 September 2021. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "Australia Day 2022 Honours List" (PDF). Governor-General of Australia. Retrieved 26 January 2022.


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