Yang Qian (table tennis)

Yang Qian OAM (Chinese: 杨倩, born 17 June 1996[5]) is a Chinese and Australian table tennis player who has only a right arm. Yang has won six medals - two gold and four silver in three Paralympic Games.[6] At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, she won a gold and silver medal representing Australia.

Yang Qian OAM
Yang at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
ResidenceMelbourne, Australia (since 2017)
Born (1996-06-17) 17 June 1996
Qingjian County,[1] Shaanxi, China
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class10
Highest ranking1 (October 2013)[2]
Current ranking3 (February 2020)
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[3]
Weight50 kg (110 lb)[4]
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
2020 TokyoSingles C10
2020 TokyoTeam Class 9-10
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
2012 LondonTeams C6–10
2012 LondonSingles C10
2016 Rio de JaneiroSingles C10
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeams C6–10
World Championships
2014 BeijingTeams C9–10
2014 BeijingSingles C10
Asian Para Games
2010 GuangzhouSingles C10
2010 GuangzhouTeams C6–10
2014 IncheonSingles C9–10
2014 IncheonTeams C9–10
Asian Championships
2009 AmmanSingles C10
2009 AmmanTeams C6–10
2011 Hong KongTeams C6–10
2013 BeijingSingles C10
2015 AmmanSingles C9–10
2015 AmmanTeams C6–10
2009 AmmanOpen singles standing
2011 Hong KongSingles C10
Yang Qian
Traditional Chinese楊倩
Simplified Chinese杨倩
In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.

Yang's left arm was amputated following an accident when she was eight years old.[1] She first played the sport when she was five years old.[4]

Move to Australia

Yang 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 1–4 to France's Audrey Zarif.[7]

In 2020, Yang represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics where she won the gold medal in the Women's Singles C10 and Women's Team C9-10 .[8]

Recognition
  • 2022 – Medal of the Order of Australia for service to sport as a gold medallist at the Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020 [9]

References
  1. Wang Haiye (23 September 2016). "清涧姑娘杨倩在里约残奥会上斩获两银". Yulin Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. "Yang Qian - ranking history". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. "Yang Qian - profile". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. "Yang Qian". ipc.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee.
  5. "Yang Qian - 2016 Summer Paralympics". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  6. "Qian Yang". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  7. "Yang Qian". ITTF.com. International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  8. "Para-Table Tennis Squad's Tokyo Build-Up A 'Brilliant Example Of Teamwork'". Paralympic.org.au. Paralympics Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  9. "Australia Day 2022 Honours List" (PDF). Governor-General of Australia. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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