Qiao Hong
Full nameQiao Hong
Nationality China
Born (1968-11-21) 21 November 1968
Wuhan, Hubei, China
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Singles

Qiao Hong (simplified Chinese: 乔红; traditional Chinese: 喬紅; pinyin: Qiáo Hóng; born November 21, 1968, in Wuhan, Hubei) is a former female Chinese table tennis player. She is now the coach of the women's national table tennis team and a member of the Chinese Olympic Committee.

Table tennis career

She won four Olympic medals including two gold medals. Her ten World Championship medals[1] [2] included five gold medals.[3]

She was ranked second by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) for a long time, Qiao Hong and long-time world No. 1 Deng Yaping formed one of the most feared double combos. She joined ITTF Hall of Fame in 2005.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  2. ↑ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  3. ↑ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
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