Hou Chunxiao

Hou Chunxiao (Chinese: 侯春晓, born 4 August 1988[4]) is a Chinese para table tennis player. She won a gold and a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.[5]

Hou Chunxiao
Personal information
Born (1988-08-04) 4 August 1988
Xiao County,[1] Anhui, China
Playing styleLeft-handed shakehand grip
Disability class10
Highest ranking3 (July 2010)[2]
Current ranking9 (February 2020)
Hou Chunxiao
Traditional Chinese侯春曉
Simplified Chinese

When she was three years old, she lost her right forearm in a traffic accident which also severely damaged three fingers on her left hand.[1]

References

  1. Zhang Zubei; Zong Zhaohua (1 November 2019). "萧县残疾运动员侯春晓获国际乒联公开赛金、银牌". Wanbei Morning News (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  2. "Hou Chunxiao Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  3. "Hou Chunxiao Profile". ITTF. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  4. "아시아선수권대회 국가별 참가선수명단". Daum (in Korean). 31 October 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  5. "Chunxiao Hou". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
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