Mao Jingdian

Mao Jingdian (Chinese: 茅经典, born 27 February 1995[4]) is a Chinese para table tennis player. She won the gold medal in the women's individual C8 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and the same event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[5][6][2] She qualified to represent China at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Mao.

Mao Jingdian
Born (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995
Taixing, Jiangsu, China
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class8
Highest ranking1 (April 2015)[1]
Current ranking1
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[3]
Mao Jingdian
Traditional Chinese茅經典
Simplified Chinese茅经典

She has won numerous titles at the Asia and Oceania Championships (in 2009 and 2011), Asian Para Games (in 2010, 2014 and 2018) and the Asian Championships (in 2017 and 2019).

Mao was a table tennis prodigy before her disability. She represented her home province Jiangsu in national competitions in 2005, when she was 10 years old. However, later that year, an injury and a misdiagnosis caused a dislocated hip, which forced her retirement. She began playing seriously again after meeting para table tennis coach Yuan Feng in 2009.[7]

References
  1. "Mao Jingdian Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. "Mao Jingdian". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. "Mao Jingdian". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. "Mao Jingdian". 2016 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  5. "Rio 2016 Results". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  6. "Mao Jingdian". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  7. Guo Liwei (10 May 2017). "残奥会冠军将来最想做公益". Qilu Evening News (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 January 2020.


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