Wong Pui Yi

Wong Pui Yi (Chinese: 黃佩儀, born 31 May 1961[4]) is a Hong Kong para table tennis player. She won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Paralympics and two silver medals at the 1996 Summer Paralympics.[5]

Wong Pui Yi
Wong in 2017
Personal information
Born (1961-05-31) May 31, 1961
Hong Kong[1]
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (154 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand hold
Disability class5
Highest ranking1 (March 1998)[3]
Current ranking13 (February 2020)
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  Hong Kong
Summer Paralympics
Gold medal – first place1992 BarcelonaTeams C5
Silver medal – second place1996 AtlantaOpen singles in wheelchair
Silver medal – second place1996 AtlantaTeams C3–5
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 ParisOpen singles in wheelchair
Silver medal – second place1998 ParisTeams C4–5
Bronze medal – third place2002 TaipeiTeams C5
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 JakartaSingles C5
FESPIC Games
Gold medal – first place1999 BangkokTeams C3–5
Silver medal – second place1999 BangkokOpen singles in wheelchair
Bronze medal – third place1999 BangkokSingles C5
Bronze medal – third place2002 BusanTeams C5
Asia/South Pacific Championships
Bronze medal – third place2005 Kuala LumpurTeams C5
FESPIC Championships
Gold medal – first place1997 Hong KongSingles C5
Gold medal – first place1997 Hong KongOpen singles in wheelchair
Silver medal – second place1999 TaipeiTeams C5
Silver medal – second place1999 TaipeiDoubles C1–5
Bronze medal – third place2001 OsakaTeams C5
Wong Pui Yi
Traditional Chinese黃佩儀
Simplified Chinese黄佩仪
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wong.

She was diagnosed with polio when she was one year old.[6] She began playing in 1979.[2]

References
  1. "Player profile - Wong Pui Yi". ITTF. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  2. "Wong Pui Yi". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. "Wong Pui Yi Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  4. "Wong Pui Yi". 2016 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  5. "Pui Yi Wong". Paralympic Games. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  6. 《奧運，香港加油!》- 殘奧乒乓球 (in Chinese). RTHK. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2020.


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