Yan Shuo

Yan Shuo (Chinese: 闫硕, born 26 July 1995[4]) is a Chinese para table tennis player. He took a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the men's C7 event.[5] In the delayed Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics he improved on his previous bronze by winning gold in the same event, defeating the defending champion Will Bayley as well as taking gold in the team event for the same category, against the same opponent and his partner.

Yan Shuo
Born (1995-07-26) July 26, 1995
Pizhou,[1] Jiangsu, China
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight61 kg (134 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-handed shakehand grip[1]
Disability class7
Highest ranking1 (September 2018)[3]
Current ranking2 (February 2020)
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoSingles C7
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Teams C6-7
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroSingles C7
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 LaskoSingles C7
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonTeams C6–7
Gold medal – first place2018 JakartaSingles C7
Gold medal – first place2018 JakartaTeams C6–7
Silver medal – second place2014 IncheonSingles C7
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 AmmanSingles C7
Gold medal – first place2015 AmmanTeams C6–7
Gold medal – first place2017 BeijingSingles C7
Gold medal – first place2017 BeijingTeams C6–7
Gold medal – first place2019 TaichungSingles C7
Silver medal – second place2019 TaichungTeams C6–7
Yan Shuo
Traditional Chinese閆碩
Simplified Chinese闫硕
In this Chinese name, the family name is Yan.

He lost most of his right leg when he was six years old, following a car accident.[6] Like many of his teammates, Yan attended New Hope Center and trained under coach Heng Xin.[7] Despite his disability he is deceptively quick at moving around the table.

References
  1. "Yan Shuo Profile". ITTF. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. "Yan Shuo". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. "Yan Shuo Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  4. "Yan Shuo". 2016 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  5. "Shuo Yan". Paralympic Games. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  6. Shan Lei; Yu Qianliang (8 October 2018). "亚残运会男子乒乓球TT7级别单打冠军闫硕：热爱支撑梦想". Xinhua (in Chinese). Archived from the original on January 12, 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  7. Gan Hansheng (14 October 2016). "给梦插上翅膀——记国家残疾人乒乓球队教练衡新". China Internet Information Center (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 January 2020.


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