Gao Jun

Gao Jun (Chinese: 高军; pinyin: Gāo jūn; born January 25, 1969) is a Chinese American table tennis player.[1][2]

Gao Jun
NationalityUnited States United States
Born (1969-01-25) 25 January 1969
Hebei, China
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight75 kg (11.8 st; 165 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing stylePenhold
Equipment(s)Butterfly
Highest ranking7
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1991 ChibaDoubles
Gold medal – first place1993 GothenburgTeam
Silver medal – second place1991 ChibaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1989 DortmundDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1989 DortmundMixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place1993 GothenburgSingles
Bronze medal – third place1993 GothenburgDoubles
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 WinnipegTeam
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Singles
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Singles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
In this Chinese name, the family name is Gao.

Biography

Gao Jun was born in Baoding, Hebei province of China. She now resides in Southern California. She is the owner of California Table Tennis club in Rosemead, CA.

She won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the women's double event, with Chen Zihe for[3] the Chinese National Team. She moved to the U.S. in 1994 and became a U.S. citizen.[4] She competed for the United States in three consecutive Olympic Games from 2000 to 2008. In 2009, Gao was inducted into the USATT Hall of Fame.

Gao is a nine-time U.S. women's champion. She also has won eleven U.S. national titles in women's doubles and eight titles in mixed doubles with various partners. She was ranked number 1 in the U.S. prior to the 2012 London Olympics but pulled out of the North American Olympic trials due to an injury.[5]

See also

References
  1. "ITTF biography". ITTF. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  2. "GAO Jun (USA)". ITTF Statistics. ITTF. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  3. "Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  4. Tim Boggan. "Gao Jun". USA Table Tennis. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  5. "U.S., Canadian table tennis players vying for Olympic slots". News & Observer. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.


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