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| Full name | María Xiao Yao | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Portugal (before 2012) Spain (after 2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 May 1994 Calella, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing style | Left-handed shakehand grip | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 54 (November 2018)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 68 (December 2019)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 肖瑤茜 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 肖瑶茜 | ||||||
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María Xiao Yao[1] (born 19 May 1994 in Calella, Catalonia) is a Portuguese-Spanish table tennis player. Born in Calella to Chinese parents, Daili Xiao and Yao Li, who were themselves professional table-tennis players that have emigrated from China to Spain to seek better opportunities in the sports.[3] Xiao was raised in Madeira, Portugal when her parents moved there.[4] She represented Portugal before 2012 and Spain afterwards.[5] She was Portugal's reserve player for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 "Xiao Yao Maria". 2019 European Games. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
- 1 2 "Player profile - XIAO Maria". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ↑ "Cuando tu rival es tu hija". La Verdad (in Spanish). 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ↑ "Player Profile - María Xiao". Real Federación Española de Tenis de Mesa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ↑ "Maria Xiao deixa de representar Portugal". Record (in Portuguese). 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ↑ "Maria Xiao". Olympics. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
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