Ren Guixiang

Ren Guixiang (Chinese: 任桂香; pinyin: Rén Guìxiāng, born 8 July 1981)[4] is a Chinese retired para table tennis player. She has won five gold medals and one silver from three Paralympic Games (2000, 2004, and 2008).[5]

Ren Guixiang
Ren at the 2006 World Championships
Personal information
Born (1981-07-08) July 8, 1981
Xiao County,[1] Anhui, China
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class5
Highest ranking1 (December 2001)[2]
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  China[3]
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneyTeams C4–5
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensSingles C5
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensTeams C4–5
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingSingles C5
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingTeams C4–5
Silver medal – second place2000 SydneySingles C5
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 TaipeiSingles C5
Gold medal – first place2002 TaipeiOpen singles in wheelchair
Gold medal – first place2002 TaipeiTeams C5
Gold medal – first place2006 MontreuxSingles C5
Gold medal – first place2006 MontreuxOpen singles standing
Gold medal – first place2006 MontreuxTeams C5
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place2010 GuangzhouTeams C4–5
Silver medal – second place2010 GuangzhouSingles C5
FESPIC Games
Gold medal – first place1999 BangkokOpen singles in wheelchair
Gold medal – first place2002 BusanSingles C5
Gold medal – first place2002 BusanOpen singles in wheelchair
Gold medal – first place2002 BusanTeams C5
Gold medal – first place2006 Kuala LumpurSingles C5
Gold medal – first place2006 Kuala LumpurOpen singles standing
Gold medal – first place2006 Kuala LumpurTeams C5
Silver medal – second place1999 BangkokSingles C5
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 SeoulSingles C5
Gold medal – first place2007 SeoulTeams C4–5
Gold medal – first place2009 AmmanSingles C5
Gold medal – first place2009 AmmanOpen singles in wheelchair
Gold medal – first place2009 AmmanTeams C4–5
Silver medal – second place2007 SeoulOpen singles in wheelchair
FESPIC Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 TaipeiOpen singles in wheelchair
Gold medal – first place1999 TaipeiDoubles C1–5
Gold medal – first place2001 OsakaOpen Singles C5
Gold medal – first place2001 OsakaOpen singles in wheelchair
Gold medal – first place2001 OsakaTeams C5
Gold medal – first place2003 ShanghaiOpen singles in wheelchair
Silver medal – second place2003 ShanghaiSingles C4–5
In this Chinese name, the family name is Ren.

She is a polio survivor.[1]

Personal life

Ren is married to her national teammate Zhang Yan. They have a daughter together.[6]

References
  1. "CCTV体坛风云人物候选人(2006年度)-任桂香". Sohu (in Chinese). 1 January 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  2. "Ren Gui Xiang - ranking history". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  3. "Ren Gui Xiang - profile". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  4. "Players Classification Form" (PDF). IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  5. "Guixiang Ren". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  6. Liu Bo (8 September 2008). "银球结良缘金牌传佳话 残奥乒乓伉俪张岩任桂香". Xinmin Evening News (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 January 2020.


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