Gao Ning is a male Table Tennis

Table tennis

Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...

 player from Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

. He is considered Singapore's best male player with a world ranking of 16 as of May, 2011. He was first in men's singles at the 2007 Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships

Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships

The Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships was born at a meeting of Commonwealth delegates in Munich at the 1969 World Championships. Prior to inclusion in the Commonwealth Games proper in 2002, 15 Commonwealth Championships have taken place since 1971....

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He won a gold medal as a team member plus silver medals in the men's singles and men's doubles at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Table tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Table Tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at the Yamuna Sports Complex from 4 to 14 October 2010.-Medals Table:Key:-Medallists:- Participating nations :-See also:*2010 Commonwealth Games*Table tennis at the Commonwealth Games...

 in Delhi.

Gao Ning cried after his singles match defeat to an opponent in the Beijing 2008 Olympics as no coach was available to guide him during the match. His coach was sick before the match. The scene of him in tears was telecast on local TV, causing the head coach of the Singapore table tennis team to lose his job.

Career records

Singles (as of August 15, 2010)

• Olympics
  Table tennis at the Summer Olympics
  Table tennis competition has been in the Summer Olympic Games since 1988, with singles and doubles events for both men and women. Athletes from China have dominated the sport, winning a total of 41 medals in 24 events, including 20 gold medals.-Events:...
  
  : round of 32 (2008).
• World Championships
  World Table Tennis Championships
  The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...
  
  : round of 16 (2007).
• World Cup
  Table Tennis World Cup
  The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...
  
   appearances: 2. Record: 5-8th (2007).
• Pro Tour
  ITTF Pro Tour
  The ITTF Pro Tour is a series of table tennis tournaments introduced by International Table Tennis Federation in 1996, in order to improve the quality of the sport. It includes 6 events: Men's and Women's Singles, Men's and Women's Doubles, and Men's and Women's Singles Under 21...
  
   winner (1): India Open 2007.
  Runner-up (1): Brazil Open 2007.
• Pro Tour Grand Finals
  ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals
  The ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals is an annual table tennis tournament sanctioned by International Table Tennis Federation at the end of the year. The tournament includes six events: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, U21 men's and women's singles...
  
   appearances: 1. Record: round of 16 (2007).
• Asian Games
  Asian Games
  The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
  
  : round of 16 (2006).
• Asian Championships
  Asian Table Tennis Championships
  The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...
  
  : round of 16 (2007, 09).
• Asian Cup
  Asian Cup Table Tennis Tournament
  The Asian Cup Table Tennis Tournament is an annual table tennis tournament held by Asian Table Tennis Union . The 1st edition of the Asian Cup was held in 1983, including singles events of both Men's and Women's.-Results:...
  
  : 1st (2007); 2nd (2010); 3rd (2008).

Men's Doubles

• World Championships: QF (2009).
• Pro Tour winner (4): India, Austrian Open 2007; Chile Open 2008; India Open 2009.
  Runner-up (10): Russian, German Open 2006; Brazil, Chile, Korea, Chinese Taipei, German, Swedish Open 2007; Polish Open 2008; India Open 2010.
• Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 4. Record: winner (2008); runner-up (2009).
• Asian Championships: QF (2007).

Mixed Doubles

• World Championships: round of 16 (2009).

Team

• Olympics: 9th (2008).
• World Championships: 10th (2008).
• 2010 Commonwealth Games
  Table tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
  Table Tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at the Yamuna Sports Complex from 4 to 14 October 2010.-Medals Table:Key:-Medallists:- Participating nations :-See also:*2010 Commonwealth Games*Table tennis at the Commonwealth Games...