Zhang Xiaoling

Zhang Xiaoling (Chinese: 张小玲, born 20 July 1957) is a Chinese retired para table tennis player who won 12 Paralympic medals from 1988 to 2008.

Zhang Xiaoling
Born	(1957-07-20) 20 July 1957 Qinzhou,[1] Guangxi, China
Playing style	Right-handed penhold
Disability class	8
Highest ranking	1[2]
Medal record Women's para table tennis Representing  China[3] Paralympic Games 1988 Seoul Open singles 1992 Barcelona Singles C9 1992 Barcelona Teams C10 1996 Atlanta Teams C6–10 1996 Atlanta Open singles C6–10 2000 Sydney Singles C6–8 2000 Sydney Teams C6–10 2004 Athens Singles C6–8 2004 Athens Teams C6–10 1992 Barcelona Open singles C6–10 1996 Atlanta Singles C6–8 2008 Beijing Singles C8 World Championships 2002 Taipei Singles C8 2002 Taipei Open singles standing 2006 Montreux Singles C8 FESPIC Games 1999 Bangkok Singles C8 1999 Bangkok Teams C6–10 2006 Kuala Lumpur Singles C6–8 1999 Bangkok Open singles standing 2002 Busan Open singles standing 2006 Kuala Lumpur Open singles standing 2002 Busan Singles C7–10 Asia and Oceania Championships 2005 Kuala Lumpur Singles C6–8 2007 Seoul Singles C8 2005 Kuala Lumpur Open singles standing FESPIC Championships 1999 Taipei Singles C6–8 1999 Taipei Doubles C6–10 1999 Taipei Open singles standing

She laboured as a sent-down youth during the Cultural Revolution. While toiling one day in 1973, she seriously sprained her right foot, which was subsequently amputated due to no timely treatment.[1] In 1987, she won a gold medal at a national women's singles table tennis competition.[4]

Zhang represented China for the first time at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, and won gold in the open event. She competed in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, and won at least two medals – one in the singles event, one in the team event, and in 1992 and 1996 one in the open event – on every occasion. She represented China again at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, but, for the first time, she only competed in the singles.[4]