Zhang Xueling
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Zhang Xueling is a Singaporean
table tennis
player.
Zhang started playing table tennis at the age of 6 and made her first international appearance in 1999. She won four gold medals at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games
, helping Singapore to sweep the women events as well as the mixed doubles.
Zhang has defeated her higher-ranked fellow Singaporean, Li Jiawei, 3 times to date: once at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games
in the women singles finals; another at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
in the mixed doubles finals partnered by Cai Xiaoli against Li and her teammate, Yang Zi
; and in the women singles finals in the same Games, winning four out of five gold medals for the country.
In the Athens Olympics 2004, she went to the Games with no other target than to perform at her best. Zhang Xueling played her game and surprised the nation when she defeated 14th seed, Korea’s Lee Eun Sil and Japan’s table tennis prodigy Ai Fukuhara
, to secure a position in the quarter-finals, before losing to the vastly experienced Korea's Kim Hyang Mi.
However, Zhang has resigned in February, and has returned to Shanghai to join her husband, Zheng Qi. Zheng Qi was the Ex-Assistant Table Tennis Coach for the Singapore's Men's Team. Zhang's departure was due to Wang Yuegu
, another Chinese-born Table Tennis Player, who has just received her Singaporean citizenship in February 2007.
Date of Birth: 07 MAY 1983
Place of Birth: China
City of Birth: Beijing
Weight: 55 kg
Height: 163 cm
Hobbies: Listening to music, chatting, shopping and reading
Current World Ranking: 67 (as of 7 August 2007)
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...
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.
Zhang started playing table tennis at the age of 6 and made her first international appearance in 1999. She won four gold medals at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games
Table Tennis at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games
Table tennis at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games took place in the Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Malate, Manila, Philippines. The participants are competing to win at least one of the 4 gold medals at stake.-Medal winners:...
, helping Singapore to sweep the women events as well as the mixed doubles.
Zhang has defeated her higher-ranked fellow Singaporean, Li Jiawei, 3 times to date: once at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games
2005 Southeast Asian Games
The 23rd Southeast Asian Games were held in the Philippines from November 27 to December 5 in 2005. The games were participated by the eleven nations of Southeast Asia. This was the first time that the opening and closing ceremonies were held in a large open field, despite the fact that Manila...
in the women singles finals; another at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
in the mixed doubles finals partnered by Cai Xiaoli against Li and her teammate, Yang Zi
Yang Zi
Yang Zi is a table tennis player representing Singapore.Yang Zi began his table tennis in 2004 when he first participated in the ITTF Pro Tour. He has represented Singapore in many major events such as 15th Asian Games, 18th Commonwealth Games and 23rd SEA Games...
; and in the women singles finals in the same Games, winning four out of five gold medals for the country.
In the Athens Olympics 2004, she went to the Games with no other target than to perform at her best. Zhang Xueling played her game and surprised the nation when she defeated 14th seed, Korea’s Lee Eun Sil and Japan’s table tennis prodigy Ai Fukuhara
Ai Fukuhara
is a Japanese table tennis player sponsored by All Nippon Airways.-Table tennis career:Fukuhara began playing at the age of 3 and became a professional at age 10. The following year, she became the youngest player ever to become a member of the Japanese national team. Because of her age, she has...
, to secure a position in the quarter-finals, before losing to the vastly experienced Korea's Kim Hyang Mi.
However, Zhang has resigned in February, and has returned to Shanghai to join her husband, Zheng Qi. Zheng Qi was the Ex-Assistant Table Tennis Coach for the Singapore's Men's Team. Zhang's departure was due to Wang Yuegu
Wang Yuegu
Wang Yuegu is a China-born Singaporean table tennis player who is ranked among the top ten players in the world. Wang made her inaugural appearance as a Singaporean on the International Table Tennis Federation Pro Tour in June 2005 at the Volkswagen Korean Open in Suncheon, South Korea, where she...
, another Chinese-born Table Tennis Player, who has just received her Singaporean citizenship in February 2007.
Profile
Name: Zhang XuelingDate of Birth: 07 MAY 1983
Place of Birth: China
City of Birth: Beijing
Weight: 55 kg
Height: 163 cm
Hobbies: Listening to music, chatting, shopping and reading
Current World Ranking: 67 (as of 7 August 2007)
Achievements
- 1998
- Golden Racket (VIE)
- Gold - Women's Doubles
- Golden Racket (VIE)
- 2001
- 21st SEA Games
- Gold - Women's Team
- 21st SEA Games
- 2002
- 17th Commonwealth Games
- Gold - Women's Team
- Bronze - Women's Doubles
- South East Asian Championships 2002
- Gold - Women's Team
- Gold Women's Singles
- Silver - Mixed Doubles
- 14th Asian Games
- Bronze - Women's Team
- 17th Commonwealth Games
- 2003
- Southeast Asian Games
- Silver - Women's Doubles (partner: Tan Paey Fern)
- Gold - Women's Team
- Silver - Women's Singles
- Asian Championships
- Bronze - Women's Team
- Southeast Asian Games
- 2004
- Olympic Games
- Top 8 - Women's Singles
- South East Asian Championships
- Gold - Women's Team
- Silver - Women's Doubles (partner: Tan Paey FernTan Paey FernTan Paey Fern is a Singaporean Table Tennis Player.Tan was talent-scouted by ex-National Table Tennis Coach, Mr. Foo Soo Peng, when she was playing table tennis casually with her brother and some friends at the age of 9. Tan was a very determined young girl. She gave up her studies to practice...
)
- Olympic Games
- 2005
- ITTF Pro TourITTF Pro TourThe 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...
Korea Open- Gold - Women's Doubles (partner: Tan Paey Fern)
- ITTF Pro Tour China Open
- Silver - Women's Doubles (partner: Tan Paey Fern)
- Singapore Sports Meritorious Senior Award
- SEA Games
- Gold - Women's Team
- Gold - Women's Singles
- Gold - Women's Doubles (partner: Li Jia Wei)
- Gold - Mixed Doubles (partner: Yang ZiYang ZiYang Zi is a table tennis player representing Singapore.Yang Zi began his table tennis in 2004 when he first participated in the ITTF Pro Tour. He has represented Singapore in many major events such as 15th Asian Games, 18th Commonwealth Games and 23rd SEA Games...
)
- ITTF Pro Tour
- 2006
- 18th Commonwealth Games
- Gold - Women's Team
- Gold - Women's Singles
- Gold - Women's Doubles (partner: Li Jia Wei)
- Gold - Mixed Doubles (partner: Yang ZiYang ZiYang Zi is a table tennis player representing Singapore.Yang Zi began his table tennis in 2004 when he first participated in the ITTF Pro Tour. He has represented Singapore in many major events such as 15th Asian Games, 18th Commonwealth Games and 23rd SEA Games...
)
- South East Asian Championships 2006
- Gold - Women's Team
- Gold - Women's Singles
- Gold - Women's Doubles (partner: Tan Paey FernTan Paey FernTan Paey Fern is a Singaporean Table Tennis Player.Tan was talent-scouted by ex-National Table Tennis Coach, Mr. Foo Soo Peng, when she was playing table tennis casually with her brother and some friends at the age of 9. Tan was a very determined young girl. She gave up her studies to practice...
) - Gold - Mixed Doubles (partner: Yang ZiYang ZiYang Zi is a table tennis player representing Singapore.Yang Zi began his table tennis in 2004 when he first participated in the ITTF Pro Tour. He has represented Singapore in many major events such as 15th Asian Games, 18th Commonwealth Games and 23rd SEA Games...
)
- 15th Asian Games
- Silver - Women's Team
- 18th Commonwealth Games