Ren Guixiang

Ren Guixiang (Chinese: 任桂香; pinyin: Rén Guìxiāng, born 8 July 1981[4]) is a Chinese retired para table tennis player. She has won five gold medals and one silver from three Paralympic Games (2000, 2004, and 2008).[5]

Ren Guixiang
Ren at the 2006 World Championships
Personal information
Born	(1981-07-08) July 8, 1981 Xiao County,[1] Anhui, China
Playing style	Right-handed shakehand grip
Disability class	5
Highest ranking	1 (December 2001)[2]
Medal record Women's para table tennis Representing  China[3] Paralympic Games 2000 Sydney Teams C4–5 2004 Athens Singles C5 2004 Athens Teams C4–5 2008 Beijing Singles C5 2008 Beijing Teams C4–5 2000 Sydney Singles C5 World Championships 2002 Taipei Singles C5 2002 Taipei Open singles in wheelchair 2002 Taipei Teams C5 2006 Montreux Singles C5 2006 Montreux Open singles standing 2006 Montreux Teams C5 Asian Para Games 2010 Guangzhou Teams C4–5 2010 Guangzhou Singles C5 FESPIC Games 1999 Bangkok Open singles in wheelchair 2002 Busan Singles C5 2002 Busan Open singles in wheelchair 2002 Busan Teams C5 2006 Kuala Lumpur Singles C5 2006 Kuala Lumpur Open singles standing 2006 Kuala Lumpur Teams C5 1999 Bangkok Singles C5 Asian Championships 2007 Seoul Singles C5 2007 Seoul Teams C4–5 2009 Amman Singles C5 2009 Amman Open singles in wheelchair 2009 Amman Teams C4–5 2007 Seoul Open singles in wheelchair FESPIC Championships 1999 Taipei Open singles in wheelchair 1999 Taipei Doubles C1–5 2001 Osaka Open Singles C5 2001 Osaka Open singles in wheelchair 2001 Osaka Teams C5 2003 Shanghai Open singles in wheelchair 2003 Shanghai Singles C4–5

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

She is a polio victim.[1]

Personal life

Ren is married to her national teammate Zhang Yan. They have a daughter together.[6]

References

1. "CCTV体坛风云人物候选人(2006年度)-任桂香". Sohu (in Chinese). 1 January 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
2. "Ren Gui Xiang Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
3. "Ren Gui Xiang Profile". ITTF. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
4. "Players Classification Form" (PDF). ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
5. "Guixiang Ren". Paralympic Games. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
6. Liu Bo (8 September 2008). "银球结良缘金牌传佳话 残奥乒乓伉俪张岩任桂香". Xinmin Evening News (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 January 2020.