Zhou Ying (table tennis)

Zhou Ying (Chinese: 周影; pinyin: Zhōu Yǐng; born 23 December 1988) is a Chinese table tennis player and gold medalist of Paralympic Games. She won the gold medals of the class 4 of women's individual table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics,[4] and the same class table tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[5]

Zhou Ying
Zhou at the 2010 World Para Table Tennis Championships
Personal information
Born	(1988-12-23) 23 December 1988 Pizhou,[1] Jiangsu, China
Height	158 cm (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight	43 kg (95 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing style	Right-handed shakehand grip
Disability class	4
Highest ranking	1 (January 2007)[3]
Current ranking	1(August 2021)
Medal record Women's para table tennis Representing  China Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing Singles C4 2008 Beijing Teams C4–5 2012 London Singles C4 2012 London Teams C4–5 2016 Rio de Janeiro Teams C4–5 2020 Tokyo Teams C4-5 World Championships 2006 Montreux Singles C4 2006 Montreux Teams C5 2010 Gwangju Singles C4 2010 Gwangju Teams C5 2010 Gwangju Open singles in wheelchair 2018 Lasko Singles C4 Asian Para Games 2010 Guangzhou Singles C4 2014 Incheon Singles C4 2014 Incheon Teams C4–5 2018 Jakarta Singles C4 2018 Jakarta Teams C2–5 FESPIC Games 2006 Kuala Lumpur Singles C4 2006 Kuala Lumpur Teams C4–5 2006 Kuala Lumpur Open singles standing Asian Championships 2005 Kuala Lumpur Singles C4 2007 Seoul Singles C4 2007 Seoul Teams C4–5 2009 Amman Singles C4 2009 Amman Teams C4–5 2011 Hong Kong Teams C4–5 2015 Amman Singles C4 2015 Amman Teams C4–5 2019 Taichung Singles C4 2019 Taichung Teams C5 2011 Hong Kong Singles C4 2017 Beijing Singles C4 2017 Beijing Teams C4–5 2009 Amman Open singles in wheelchair

Like many of her teammates, Zhou had had polio, was from Pizhou and had attended New Hope Center as a child. That's where coach Heng Xin developed her into a star.[6]