Johenny Valdez

Johenny Valdez Reyes (born December 12, 1986) is a Dominican table tennis player.[3] She won a gold medal in the women's team event at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.[4] As of February 2013, Valdez is ranked no. 542 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).[2] She is also right-handed, and uses the classic grip.[1]

Johenny Valdez
Full nameJohenny Valdez Reyes
Nationality Dominican Republic
Born (1986-12-12) 12 December 1986
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed, classic[1]
Highest ranking502 (January 2012)[2]
Current ranking542 (February 2013)[2]
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing the  Dominican Republic
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team

Valdez qualified for the inaugural women's team event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by receiving a continental spot for the Americas under the ITTF's Computer Team Ranking List.[5] Playing with Chinese emigrants Lian Qian and Wu Xue, Valdez placed fourth in the preliminary pool round, against China, Austria, and Croatia, with a total of three points and three straight losses.[6][7]

References
  1. "ITTF World Player Profile – Johenny Valdez". ITTF. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  2. "ITTF World Ranking – Johenny Valdez". ITTF. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Johenny Valdez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  4. "Tenis de mesa y taekwondo aportan al medallero RD" [Table tennis and taekwondo contributed to Dominican Republic] (in Spanish). Dominicanos Hoy. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  5. "Teams Qualified for the Olympic Games" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  6. "Women's Team Group A (CHN–DOM)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  7. "Women's Team Group A (CRO–DOM)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013.


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