Chiang Yung-Ning

Chiang Yung-Ning (1927 – 16 May 1968, also known as Keung Wing Ning or Jiang Yongning), was a Hong Kong international table tennis player who represented Hong Kong and China.[1]

Chiang Yung-Ning (Jiang Yongning)
Personal information
Nationality Hong Kong  China
Born1927
Died16 May 1968(1968-05-16) (aged 40–41)
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Hong Kong
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1952Men's Team
Representing  China
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1956Men's Team
Bronze medal – third place1957Men's Team
Bronze medal – third place1959Men's Team
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chiang.

Table tennis career

He won a bronze medal at the 1952 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) when representing Hong Kong.[2] The team consisted of Cheng Kwok Wing, Chung Chin Sing, Fu Chi Fong and Suh Sui Cho.[3] He also reached the fourth round of the singles.[4]

Four years later he won three bronze medals at the 1956 World Table Tennis Championships, 1957 World Table Tennis Championships and 1959 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) for China.[5]

He was also the first National table tennis champion of China in 1952 and in 1953 defeated the defending World Champion Johnny Leach.[6]

Death

Chiang was the victim of harassment and torture during the Cultural Revolution in China. He and fellow table tennis stars Fu Chi Fong and Yong Guotang were accused of being capitalist spies simply because of their Hong Kong origin.[7] Chiang liked to read newspapers in his spare time, which led to accusations by the rebels that he was collecting information for the capitalists and Japanese.[8] After being forced into a confession, he committed suicide on May 16 1968 Chi Fong and Yong Guaotang were also forced into suicide by the same public harassment and torture.[9]

See also

References
  1. "List of Winners". All About Tennis.
  2. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  3. "Swaythling Cup results". tischtennis-infos.de. Archived from the original on 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  4. "World Championship results" (PDF). Table Tennis England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-27. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  5. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  6. "The History of Defence Play in Table Tennis Part II" (PDF). The Table Tennis Collector. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  7. Fan Hong and Lu Zhouxiang: The Politicisation of Sport in Modern China: Communists and Champions, New York 2013, p. 68
  8. Fan Hong and Lu Zhouxiang: The Politicisation of Sport in Modern China: Communists and Champions, New York 2013, p. 68
  9. Fan Hong and Lu Zhouxiang: The Politicisation of Sport in Modern China: Communists and Champions, New York 2013, p. 55
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