Wei Mei-hui

Wei Mei-hui (Chinese: 魏美惠; pinyin: Wèi Měihuì, born 18 August 1963[4]) is a Taiwanese retired para table tennis player. She has won three medals from the 2000 Summer Paralympics and 2004 Summer Paralympics.[5][6]

Wei Mei-hui
Wei at the 2006 World Para Table Tennis Championships
Personal information
Born (1963-08-18) 18 August 1963
Taichung,[1] Taiwan
Height153 cm (5 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight49 kg (108 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class5
Highest ranking1 (January 2006)[3]
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2004 AthensTeams C4–5
Bronze medal – third place2000 SydneyTeams C4–5
Bronze medal – third place2004 AthensSingles C5
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2002 TaipeiTeams C5
Bronze medal – third place2006 MontreuxSingles C5
Bronze medal – third place2006 MontreuxTeams C5
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal – third place2010 GuangzhouTeams C4–5
Bronze medal – third place2014 IncheonTeams C4–5
FESPIC Games
Gold medal – first place1999 BangkokSingles C5
Silver medal – second place1999 BangkokTeams C3–5
Silver medal – second place2002 BusanSingles C5
Silver medal – second place2002 BusanTeams C5
Silver medal – second place2006 Kuala LumpurSingles C5
Silver medal – second place2006 Kuala LumpurTeams C4–5
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2005 Kuala LumpurTeams C5
Silver medal – second place2007 SeoulTeams C4–5
Bronze medal – third place2013 BeijingTeams C4–5
FESPIC Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 TaipeiSingles C5
Gold medal – first place1999 TaipeiDoubles C1–5
Gold medal – first place1999 TaipeiTeams C5
Silver medal – second place2001 OsakaTeams C5
Bronze medal – third place1997 Hong KongSingles C5
Bronze medal – third place1999 TaipeiOpen singles in wheelchair
Bronze medal – third place2001 OsakaSingles C5
Bronze medal – third place2003 ShanghaiSingles C4–5
Bronze medal – third place2003 ShanghaiOpen singles in wheelchair
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wei.

Wei is a polio survivor. She has a twin sister who is not disabled.[7] She began playing table tennis in 1990.[2]

References
  1. "Wei Mei-hui - profile". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  2. "Wei Mei Hui". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. "Wei Mei-hui - ranking history". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  4. "Wei Mei-Hui". 2016 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  5. "Mei Hui Wei". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  6. "Mei-Hui Wei". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  7. Lu Jinzu (6 September 2010). "半身癱了 搖滾輪椅舞動生命". China Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 17 January 2020.


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